Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sweden, 1985

Sweden
1985
Total fertility rate: 1.73
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sweden was 1.73 children per woman in 1985 — 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 28.4 years old. In total, 98,074 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.73
Births
98,074
Births per 1,000 people
11.7
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.3%
Net reproduction rate
0.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
8,350,244
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%9
15-1911.53.3%3,280
20-2480.823.4%22,802
25-29131.638.1%36,128
30-3485.724.8%24,381
35-3929.98.7%9,694
40-446.01.7%1,733
45-490.20.0%38
50-540.00.0%8