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

Norway
1.33 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Sweden
1.33 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Norway rank
13th
Sweden rank
14th

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Norway
  • Sweden
0123195520272100

How they compare

Norway currently reports 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years in Sweden, a difference of 0 births per woman in last 5 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 14th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 2.58 births per woman in last 5 years 2.24 births per woman in last 5 years 0.336 births per woman in last 5 years Norway
1960s 2.88 births per woman in last 5 years 2.27 births per woman in last 5 years 0.609 births per woman in last 5 years Norway
1970s 2.59 births per woman in last 5 years 2.06 births per woman in last 5 years 0.5225 births per woman in last 5 years Norway
1980s 1.76 births per woman in last 5 years 1.65 births per woman in last 5 years 0.104 births per woman in last 5 years Norway
1990s 1.83 births per woman in last 5 years 1.96 births per woman in last 5 years 0.1215 births per woman in last 5 years Sweden
2000s 1.83 births per woman in last 5 years 1.61 births per woman in last 5 years 0.2215 births per woman in last 5 years Norway
2010s 1.88 births per woman in last 5 years 1.89 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0095 births per woman in last 5 years Sweden
2020s 1.53 births per woman in last 5 years 1.7 births per woman in last 5 years 0.168 births per woman in last 5 years Sweden
2030s 1.47 births per woman in last 5 years 1.59 births per woman in last 5 years 0.124 births per woman in last 5 years Sweden
2040s 1.54 births per woman in last 5 years 1.6 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0625 births per woman in last 5 years Sweden
2050s 1.64 births per woman in last 5 years 1.64 births per woman in last 5 years 0.005 births per woman in last 5 years Sweden
2060s 1.54 births per woman in last 5 years 1.54 births per woman in last 5 years 0.003 births per woman in last 5 years Sweden
2070s 1.48 births per woman in last 5 years 1.48 births per woman in last 5 years 0 births per woman in last 5 years
2080s 1.43 births per woman in last 5 years 1.43 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0025 births per woman in last 5 years Sweden
2090s 1.37 births per woman in last 5 years 1.37 births per woman in last 5 years 0.002 births per woman in last 5 years Sweden
2100s 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years 0.001 births per woman in last 5 years Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Norway or Sweden?
Norway, at 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years in Sweden as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Norway and Sweden?
0 births per woman in last 5 years, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Norway ranks 13th 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).