New Zealand vs Sweden: Share of births that are twins
New Zealand
1.3%
in 2021
Sweden
1.4%
in 2020
New Zealand rank
17th
Sweden rank
14th
Share of births that are twins over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1888 it was Sweden ahead.
New Zealand ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 14th of 23 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1890s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1900s | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 1910s | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births that are twins, New Zealand or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.4% against 1.3% in New Zealand as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of births that are twins between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1888 to 2020.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for share of births that are twins?
- New Zealand ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 14th of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Multiple Births Database (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births that are twins. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of twin deliveries per 100 deliveries.