Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sweden, 1983

Sweden
1983
Total fertility rate: 1.61
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sweden was 1.61 children per woman in 1983 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (122 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 91,752 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.61
Births
91,752
Births per 1,000 people
11.0
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
8,328,914
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
10-140.00.0%8
15-1911.73.6%3,475
20-2482.725.7%22,218
25-29121.837.8%33,929
30-3474.223.0%22,152
35-3926.38.2%8,633
40-445.01.6%1,297
45-490.20.0%34
50-540.00.0%8