Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sweden, 1966

Sweden
1966
Total fertility rate: 2.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sweden was 2.36 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (150 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 122,684 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.36
Births
122,684
Births per 1,000 people
15.7
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
7,805,592
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%23
15-1951.310.9%15,191
20-24137.329.1%41,975
25-29150.531.9%35,642
30-3486.118.2%18,665
35-3937.57.9%8,715
40-448.91.9%2,306
45-490.60.1%167
50-540.00.0%0