France vs Sweden: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario

France
1.32 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Sweden
1.33 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
France rank
15th
Sweden rank
14th

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • France
  • Sweden
0123195520272100

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.32 births per woman in last 5 years in France, a difference of 0.01 births per woman in last 5 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was France ahead.

France ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 14th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, France averaged higher in 9 and Sweden in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 2.82 births per woman in last 5 years 2.24 births per woman in last 5 years 0.578 births per woman in last 5 years France
1960s 2.76 births per woman in last 5 years 2.27 births per woman in last 5 years 0.4935 births per woman in last 5 years France
1970s 2.53 births per woman in last 5 years 2.06 births per woman in last 5 years 0.4675 births per woman in last 5 years France
1980s 1.89 births per woman in last 5 years 1.65 births per woman in last 5 years 0.231 births per woman in last 5 years France
1990s 1.77 births per woman in last 5 years 1.96 births per woman in last 5 years 0.1865 births per woman in last 5 years Sweden
2000s 1.81 births per woman in last 5 years 1.61 births per woman in last 5 years 0.2025 births per woman in last 5 years France
2010s 1.98 births per woman in last 5 years 1.89 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0895 births per woman in last 5 years France
2020s 1.8 births per woman in last 5 years 1.7 births per woman in last 5 years 0.1045 births per woman in last 5 years France
2030s 1.67 births per woman in last 5 years 1.59 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0835 births per woman in last 5 years France
2040s 1.62 births per woman in last 5 years 1.6 births per woman in last 5 years 0.02 births per woman in last 5 years France
2050s 1.59 births per woman in last 5 years 1.64 births per woman in last 5 years 0.052 births per woman in last 5 years Sweden
2060s 1.51 births per woman in last 5 years 1.54 births per woman in last 5 years 0.033 births per woman in last 5 years Sweden
2070s 1.45 births per woman in last 5 years 1.48 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0215 births per woman in last 5 years Sweden
2080s 1.41 births per woman in last 5 years 1.43 births per woman in last 5 years 0.021 births per woman in last 5 years Sweden
2090s 1.35 births per woman in last 5 years 1.37 births per woman in last 5 years 0.016 births per woman in last 5 years Sweden
2100s 1.32 births per woman in last 5 years 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years 0.012 births per woman in last 5 years Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, France or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.32 births per woman in last 5 years in France as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between France and Sweden?
0.01 births per woman in last 5 years, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do France and Sweden rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
France ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 14th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Unit
births per woman in last 5 years
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,000 data points, 1955–2100
Last refreshed

Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).