Germany vs Sweden: Fertility rate: births per woman
Germany
1.44 live births per woman
in 2023
Sweden
1.43 live births per woman
in 2023
Germany rank
185th
Sweden rank
188th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Germany
- Sweden
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.44 live births per woman against 1.43 live births per woman in Sweden, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
Germany ranks 185th and Sweden ranks 188th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.2 live births per woman | 2.25 live births per woman | 0.0439 live births per woman | Sweden |
| 1960s | 2.43 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 0.1927 live births per woman | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.79 live births per woman | 0.1638 live births per woman | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.45 live births per woman | 1.75 live births per woman | 0.2997 live births per woman | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.34 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 0.4683 live births per woman | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.76 live births per woman | 0.3953 live births per woman | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 0.3634 live births per woman | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.5 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | 0.0745 live births per woman | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Germany or Sweden?
- Germany, at 1.44 live births per woman against 1.43 live births per woman in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Germany and Sweden?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Germany ranks 185th and Sweden ranks 188th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.