Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sweden, 1972

Sweden
1972
Total fertility rate: 1.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sweden was 1.91 children per woman in 1972 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (130 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 112,328 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.91
Births
112,328
Births per 1,000 people
13.8
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
8,122,425
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%28
15-1933.48.7%8,885
20-24124.232.3%37,813
25-29129.533.6%42,158
30-3467.917.6%16,844
35-3924.46.3%5,346
40-445.11.3%1,172
45-490.30.1%85
50-540.00.0%0