Fertility in Sweden, 1951

Sweden
1951
Total fertility rate: 2.21
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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-5 -1   1951  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sweden was 2.21 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (125 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 110,414 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.21
Births
110,414
Births per 1,000 people
15.6
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.5
Population
7,072,880
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%13
15-1938.58.7%7,879
20-24123.427.8%27,946
25-29124.528.1%32,275
30-3488.820.0%24,080
35-3949.711.2%13,320
40-4417.23.9%4,629
45-491.10.3%275
50-540.00.0%0