Sweden vs United Kingdom
Sweden vs United Kingdom: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.43 births per woman in Sweden and 1.56 births per woman in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.13 births per woman, or 1.09 times that in Sweden.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- United Kingdom has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Sweden.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Sweden at 1.58 births per woman and United Kingdom at 1.6 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 | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.43 | 1.56 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.54 | 1.56 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.67 | 1.58 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.67 | 1.57 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.71 | 1.63 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.75 | 1.68 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.79 | 1.74 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.85 | 1.78 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.85 | 1.8 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.88 | 1.81 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.89 | 1.83 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.9 | 1.91 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.9 | 1.91 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.97 | 1.92 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.93 | 1.89 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.88 | 1.86 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.85 | 1.81 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.77 | 1.76 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.71 | 1.7 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.65 | 1.63 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.57 | 1.62 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 1.54 | 1.64 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 1.5 | 1.68 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 1.51 | 1.71 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 1.53 | 1.72 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 1.6 | 1.72 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 1.73 | 1.71 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 1.88 | 1.74 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 1.99 | 1.76 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 2.08 | 1.79 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 2.11 | 1.82 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 2.12 | 1.83 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 2.02 | 1.79 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 1.96 | 1.82 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 1.84 | 1.81 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 1.8 | 1.78 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 1.73 | 1.79 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 1.66 | 1.77 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 1.61 | 1.77 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 1.62 | 1.78 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 1.63 | 1.82 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 1.67 | 1.89 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 1.65 | 1.86 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 1.6 | 1.75 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 1.64 | 1.69 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 1.68 | 1.74 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 1.77 | 1.81 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 1.87 | 1.92 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 1.87 | 2.04 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 1.91 | 2.18 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 1.96 | 2.34 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 1.92 | 2.42 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 1.93 | 2.5 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 2.07 | 2.59 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 2.27 | 2.68 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 2.36 | 2.78 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 2.4 | 2.87 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 2.45 | 2.93 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 2.32 | 2.91 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 2.24 | 2.87 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 2.2 | 2.79 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 2.17 | 2.7 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 2.23 | 2.6 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 2.25 | 2.55 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 2.28 | 2.47 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 2.29 | 2.38 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 2.25 | 2.28 | 5 |
| 1954 | 2.18 | 2.25 | 5 |
| 1953 | 2.25 | 2.23 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 2.23 | 2.19 | 5 |
| 1951 | 2.21 | 2.19 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 2.29 | 2.22 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Sweden | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.431.29–1.58 | 1.551.28–1.83 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.441.26–1.62 | 1.541.21–1.86 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.441.24–1.65 | 1.531.16–1.88 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.451.22–1.68 | 1.531.13–1.89 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.451.2–1.7 | 1.531.11–1.92 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.461.19–1.71 | 1.521.08–1.94 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.461.18–1.74 | 1.531.07–1.95 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.471.18–1.76 | 1.521.04–1.95 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.471.16–1.77 | 1.531.02–1.96 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.471.15–1.78 | 1.531.03–1.98 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.481.13–1.8 | 1.531.02–2 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.481.13–1.82 | 1.531.02–2 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.481.12–1.84 | 1.531.01–2 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.491.11–1.84 | 1.530.99–1.99 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.491.1–1.85 | 1.530.98–2.02 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.491.1–1.87 | 1.530.98–2.02 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.51.09–1.88 | 1.530.98–2.02 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.51.08–1.89 | 1.541–2.04 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.51.09–1.9 | 1.540.98–2.04 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.51.07–1.9 | 1.540.99–2.04 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.511.06–1.91 | 1.540.98–2.06 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.511.05–1.94 | 1.540.98–2.04 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.511.05–1.94 | 1.540.96–2.05 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.521.04–1.94 | 1.540.96–2.06 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.521.04–1.95 | 1.540.98–2.06 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.521.04–1.95 | 1.550.96–2.07 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.521.03–1.95 | 1.550.98–2.1 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.521.03–1.97 | 1.550.99–2.09 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.521–1.97 | 1.550.99–2.11 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.521.01–1.97 | 1.560.98–2.12 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.531–1.97 | 1.560.99–2.13 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.531–1.98 | 1.560.99–2.12 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.530.98–2 | 1.560.97–2.13 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.540.98–2 | 1.560.98–2.14 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.541–2.01 | 1.560.96–2.15 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.541–2.02 | 1.560.97–2.15 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.551.01–2.03 | 1.560.98–2.15 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.551–2.03 | 1.560.97–2.17 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.550.98–2.05 | 1.560.95–2.17 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.550.98–2.03 | 1.560.96–2.19 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.550.97–2.03 | 1.570.95–2.19 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.550.98–2.02 | 1.570.96–2.18 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.550.97–2.04 | 1.570.95–2.17 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.550.98–2.06 | 1.570.97–2.17 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.550.98–2.06 | 1.570.97–2.16 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.560.98–2.07 | 1.570.96–2.17 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.560.98–2.09 | 1.570.94–2.18 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.560.99–2.09 | 1.570.94–2.18 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.560.99–2.09 | 1.570.94–2.19 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.570.98–2.09 | 1.580.94–2.2 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.570.98–2.09 | 1.570.93–2.22 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.560.99–2.09 | 1.580.91–2.22 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.560.98–2.09 | 1.580.91–2.23 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.561–2.11 | 1.580.91–2.24 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.560.98–2.11 | 1.580.92–2.23 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.570.99–2.12 | 1.580.92–2.25 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.571–2.11 | 1.580.92–2.23 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.571–2.11 | 1.580.91–2.24 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.571–2.12 | 1.580.92–2.23 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.571–2.15 | 1.580.93–2.25 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.570.99–2.13 | 1.580.9–2.24 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.571–2.13 | 1.580.9–2.26 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.570.98–2.15 | 1.580.89–2.25 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.570.98–2.14 | 1.590.9–2.24 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.570.97–2.13 | 1.590.9–2.27 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.570.98–2.14 | 1.590.91–2.28 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.570.98–2.14 | 1.590.91–2.26 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.570.97–2.14 | 1.590.92–2.26 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.570.97–2.15 | 1.590.92–2.27 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.570.98–2.16 | 1.590.93–2.27 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.570.99–2.16 | 1.590.92–2.26 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.580.97–2.16 | 1.590.91–2.27 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.581–2.15 | 1.590.91–2.27 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.580.99–2.14 | 1.590.9–2.27 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.580.98–2.16 | 1.590.9–2.31 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.580.98–2.15 | 1.590.91–2.27 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.580.98–2.15 | 1.60.91–2.28 | 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 United Kingdom
Health
- Life expectancySweden: 83.3 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSweden: 99.7% in 2022United Kingdom: 99.8% in 2022
- DepressionSweden: 4.49% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateSweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSweden: 10.6 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSweden: 0.56% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Urban populationSweden: 89.1% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median ageSweden: 39.9 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSweden: 20.5% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSweden: $15B in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personSweden: $1,549 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSweden: 5% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSweden: 15,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerSweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSweden: 146 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSweden: 235 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025