Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sweden, 1965

Sweden
1965
Total fertility rate: 2.40
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sweden was 2.40 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (154 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 121,624 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.40
Births
121,624
Births per 1,000 people
15.7
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
7,733,008
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%25
15-1949.610.3%15,115
20-24138.728.9%39,889
25-29153.732.0%35,384
30-3488.518.5%19,304
35-3938.88.1%9,156
40-449.62.0%2,584
45-490.70.1%170
50-540.00.0%0