Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Sweden, 1991

Sweden
1991
Total fertility rate: 2.11
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sweden was 2.11 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (154 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 123,184 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.11
Births
123,184
Births per 1,000 people
14.3
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
8,616,959
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
15-1913.23.1%3,588
20-2494.722.4%27,484
25-29153.736.3%46,437
30-34111.326.3%31,186
35-3942.610.1%12,208
40-446.91.6%2,201
45-490.20.1%71
50-540.00.0%0