Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sweden, 1988

Sweden
1988
Total fertility rate: 1.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sweden was 1.96 children per woman in 1988 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (146 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 111,368 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.96
Births
111,368
Births per 1,000 people
13.2
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
8,436,347
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%7
15-1911.52.9%3,138
20-2490.623.2%27,328
25-29146.537.5%40,067
30-34100.325.7%28,124
35-3935.79.1%10,657
40-446.11.6%1,985
45-490.20.1%52
50-540.00.0%10