Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sweden, 1953

Sweden
1953
Total fertility rate: 2.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sweden was 2.25 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (130 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 109,994 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.25
Births
109,994
Births per 1,000 people
15.3
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.5
Population
7,171,426
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
10-140.00.0%9
15-1937.38.3%7,764
20-24130.128.9%28,871
25-29130.128.9%32,053
30-3486.819.3%23,973
35-3948.110.7%12,650
40-4416.23.6%4,393
45-491.10.2%276
50-540.00.0%4