Sweden vs Switzerland: Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants
Sweden
4.6
in 2022
Switzerland
4.7
in 2022
Sweden rank
20th
Switzerland rank
17th
Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 4.7 against 4.6 in Sweden, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.09 | 7.68 | 0.59 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 5.01 | 6.08 | 1.07 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 5.43 | 6.15 | 0.72 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 4.02 | 6.12 | 2.1 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 4.72 | 5.37 | 0.6444 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 5.21 | 5.02 | 0.19 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.97 | 4.33 | 0.3667 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 4.7 against 4.6 in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.1, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants?
- Sweden ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.