Fertility in Sweden, 1950

Sweden
1950
Total fertility rate: 2.29
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1950  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sweden was 2.29 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (127 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 115,287 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.29
Births
115,287
Births per 1,000 people
16.4
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.5
Population
7,016,566
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.10.0%14
15-1939.78.6%8,149
20-24125.727.4%28,819
25-29127.027.7%34,140
30-3492.820.2%24,403
35-3954.111.8%14,601
40-4418.34.0%4,890
45-491.10.2%271
50-540.00.0%0