Sweden vs Thailand
Sweden vs Thailand: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.43 births per woman in Sweden and 1.21 births per woman in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sweden, by 0.22 births per woman, or 1.18 times that in Thailand.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Thailand.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Sweden at 1.58 births per woman and Thailand at 1.44 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Sweden | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.43 | 1.21 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.54 | 1.22 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.67 | 1.23 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.67 | 1.26 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.71 | 1.29 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.75 | 1.32 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.79 | 1.36 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.85 | 1.4 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.85 | 1.45 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.88 | 1.48 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.89 | 1.53 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.9 | 1.56 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.9 | 1.57 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.97 | 1.56 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.93 | 1.57 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.91 | 1.59 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.88 | 1.62 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.85 | 1.63 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.77 | 1.64 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.75 | 1.67 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.71 | 1.67 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.65 | 1.69 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.57 | 1.71 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 1.54 | 1.73 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 1.5 | 1.77 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 1.51 | 1.82 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 1.53 | 1.85 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 1.6 | 1.87 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 1.73 | 1.89 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 1.88 | 1.93 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 1.99 | 1.97 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 2.08 | 2.01 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 2.11 | 2.04 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 2.12 | 2.07 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 2.02 | 2.14 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 1.96 | 2.17 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 1.84 | 2.26 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 1.8 | 2.36 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 1.73 | 2.45 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 1.66 | 2.58 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 1.61 | 2.76 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 1.62 | 2.94 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 1.63 | 3.13 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 1.67 | 3.29 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 1.65 | 3.45 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 1.6 | 3.62 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 1.64 | 3.87 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 1.68 | 4.12 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 1.77 | 4.36 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 1.87 | 4.6 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 1.87 | 4.85 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 1.91 | 5.08 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 1.96 | 5.25 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 1.92 | 5.45 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 1.93 | 5.7 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 2.07 | 5.93 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 2.27 | 6.08 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 2.36 | 6.18 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 2.4 | 6.26 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 2.45 | 6.31 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 2.32 | 6.34 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 2.24 | 6.33 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 2.2 | 6.32 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 2.17 | 6.33 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 2.23 | 6.33 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 2.25 | 6.35 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 2.28 | 6.36 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 2.29 | 6.37 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 2.25 | 6.39 | 5 |
| 1954 | 2.18 | 6.41 | 5 |
| 1953 | 2.25 | 6.42 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 2.23 | 6.4 | 5 |
| 1951 | 2.21 | 6.38 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 2.29 | 6.36 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Sweden | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.431.29–1.58 | 1.20.95–1.47 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.441.26–1.62 | 1.190.9–1.49 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.441.24–1.65 | 1.190.86–1.52 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.451.22–1.68 | 1.190.84–1.53 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.451.2–1.7 | 1.190.8–1.55 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.461.19–1.71 | 1.20.78–1.56 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.461.18–1.74 | 1.20.76–1.56 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.471.18–1.76 | 1.210.76–1.6 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.471.16–1.77 | 1.210.74–1.61 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.471.15–1.78 | 1.220.74–1.62 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.481.13–1.8 | 1.220.75–1.63 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.481.13–1.82 | 1.220.74–1.65 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.481.12–1.84 | 1.230.75–1.66 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.491.11–1.84 | 1.230.75–1.68 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.491.1–1.85 | 1.240.73–1.68 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.491.1–1.87 | 1.240.71–1.69 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.51.09–1.88 | 1.250.73–1.73 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.51.08–1.89 | 1.250.74–1.73 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.51.09–1.9 | 1.260.74–1.74 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.51.07–1.9 | 1.260.75–1.76 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.511.06–1.91 | 1.270.74–1.75 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.511.05–1.94 | 1.270.76–1.75 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.511.05–1.94 | 1.270.75–1.78 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.521.04–1.94 | 1.280.72–1.77 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.521.04–1.95 | 1.280.72–1.78 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.521.04–1.95 | 1.280.72–1.78 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.521.03–1.95 | 1.290.73–1.8 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.521.03–1.97 | 1.290.71–1.8 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.521–1.97 | 1.30.72–1.82 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.521.01–1.97 | 1.30.71–1.83 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.531–1.97 | 1.310.71–1.83 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.531–1.98 | 1.320.72–1.87 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.530.98–2 | 1.320.71–1.86 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.540.98–2 | 1.320.71–1.86 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.541–2.01 | 1.320.73–1.89 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.541–2.02 | 1.330.73–1.88 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.551.01–2.03 | 1.330.73–1.91 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.551–2.03 | 1.340.73–1.93 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.550.98–2.05 | 1.340.73–1.93 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.550.98–2.03 | 1.350.73–1.95 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.550.97–2.03 | 1.350.72–1.95 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.550.98–2.02 | 1.350.73–1.95 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.550.97–2.04 | 1.360.73–1.97 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.550.98–2.06 | 1.360.73–1.96 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.550.98–2.06 | 1.360.73–1.97 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.560.98–2.07 | 1.360.73–1.97 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.560.98–2.09 | 1.370.73–1.97 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.560.99–2.09 | 1.370.72–1.96 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.560.99–2.09 | 1.380.73–1.95 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.570.98–2.09 | 1.380.72–1.96 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.570.98–2.09 | 1.380.74–1.97 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.560.99–2.09 | 1.380.74–1.98 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.560.98–2.09 | 1.380.73–1.99 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.561–2.11 | 1.390.73–1.98 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.560.98–2.11 | 1.390.72–1.99 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.570.99–2.12 | 1.390.73–2.01 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.571–2.11 | 1.40.75–2.01 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.571–2.11 | 1.40.74–1.99 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.571–2.12 | 1.40.74–2 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.571–2.15 | 1.40.73–2.03 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.570.99–2.13 | 1.410.75–2.02 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.571–2.13 | 1.410.74–2.04 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.570.98–2.15 | 1.410.75–2.04 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.570.98–2.14 | 1.410.74–2.05 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.570.97–2.13 | 1.420.75–2.06 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.570.98–2.14 | 1.420.75–2.07 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.570.98–2.14 | 1.420.74–2.06 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.570.97–2.14 | 1.420.73–2.05 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.570.97–2.15 | 1.420.72–2.05 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.570.98–2.16 | 1.420.75–2.04 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.570.99–2.16 | 1.430.75–2.06 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.580.97–2.16 | 1.430.74–2.06 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.581–2.15 | 1.430.74–2.07 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.580.99–2.14 | 1.430.74–2.07 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.580.98–2.16 | 1.440.72–2.06 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.580.98–2.15 | 1.440.72–2.06 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.580.98–2.15 | 1.440.72–2.06 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Sweden vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancySweden: 83.3 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSweden: 4.49% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateSweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSweden: 10.6 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSweden: 0.56% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Urban populationSweden: 89.1% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageSweden: 39.9 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSweden: 20.5% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateSweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSweden: $15B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personSweden: $1,549 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSweden: 5% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSweden: 15,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerSweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSweden: 146 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSweden: 235 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024