Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sweden, 1971

Sweden
1971
Total fertility rate: 1.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sweden was 1.96 children per woman in 1971 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (132 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 114,155 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.96
Births
114,155
Births per 1,000 people
14.1
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
8,098,102
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%31
15-1934.78.8%9,293
20-24125.431.8%39,517
25-29132.333.5%41,401
30-3469.917.7%16,778
35-3926.16.6%5,702
40-445.61.4%1,317
45-490.40.1%96
50-540.10.0%20