Norway vs Sweden: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Norway
1.41 live births per woman
in 2024
Sweden
1.43 live births per woman
in 2024
Norway rank
190th
Sweden rank
188th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.43 live births per woman against 1.41 live births per woman in Norway, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 190th and Sweden ranks 188th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.7 live births per woman | 2.25 live births per woman | 0.4581 live births per woman | Norway |
| 1960s | 2.86 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 0.6174 live births per woman | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.09 live births per woman | 1.79 live births per woman | 0.3035 live births per woman | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.73 live births per woman | 1.75 live births per woman | 0.0239 live births per woman | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.88 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 0.0731 live births per woman | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.86 live births per woman | 1.76 live births per woman | 0.1025 live births per woman | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 0.1124 live births per woman | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.45 live births per woman | 1.55 live births per woman | 0.0938 live births per woman | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.43 live births per woman against 1.41 live births per woman in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Norway ranks 190th and Sweden ranks 188th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.