Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sweden, 1962

Sweden
1962
Total fertility rate: 2.24
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sweden was 2.24 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (141 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 106,211 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.24
Births
106,211
Births per 1,000 people
14.0
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
7,561,514
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%20
15-1938.48.6%11,875
20-24132.129.6%31,890
25-29141.331.7%30,458
30-3483.718.8%19,172
35-3937.88.5%9,538
40-4411.12.5%3,031
45-490.80.2%211
50-540.10.0%18