Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sweden, 1976

Sweden
1976
Total fertility rate: 1.68
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sweden was 1.68 children per woman in 1976 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (118 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 98,118 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.68
Births
98,118
Births per 1,000 people
11.9
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
8,222,394
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%17
15-1925.17.4%6,498
20-24107.131.7%29,290
25-29117.834.9%37,029
30-3463.118.7%19,532
35-3920.76.1%4,924
40-443.61.1%778
45-490.20.1%50
50-540.00.0%0