The demographic transition in Sweden in New Zealand

New Zealand: The demographic transition in Sweden was 14.49 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 2009. ▼ Falling

Latest (2009)
14.49 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
23rd
of 56 countries
All-time high
42.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
in 1866
All-time low
13.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
in 2002
Years of data
155
1855–2009

The demographic transition in Sweden in New Zealand, 1855–2009

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Source: Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 (in the entire population).

Analysis

The most recent figure for the demographic transition in sweden in New Zealand is 14.49 per 1,000 (in the entire population), measured in 2009.

That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, the demographic transition in sweden in New Zealand peaked at 42.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 1866 and was at its lowest, 13.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population), in 2002.

That places New Zealand 23rd out of 56 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 155 years of available data.

The demographic transition in Sweden in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for The demographic transition in Sweden in New Zealand, 1855 to 2009.
Year per 1,000 (in the entire population) Change
1855 39.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
1856 37.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.6%
1857 39.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.5%
1858 38.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.3%
1859 37 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.1%
1860 41.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +11.4%
1861 38.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.6%
1862 36.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.2%
1863 35.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.2%
1864 38.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +9.1%
1865 41.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +6.8%
1866 42.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.4%
1867 42.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.6%
1868 42.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.2%
1869 41.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.5%
1870 42.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.0%
1871 40.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.0%
1872 35.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -11.6%
1873 39 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +8.6%
1874 40.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.3%
1875 40.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.2%
1876 41.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.7%
1877 41.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.0%
1878 42 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.7%
1879 40.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.0%
1880 40.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.2%
1881 38 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.9%
1882 37.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.8%
1883 36.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.7%
1884 35.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.1%
1885 34.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.2%
1886 33.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.5%
1887 32.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.3%
1888 31.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.8%
1889 30.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.2%
1890 29.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.6%
1891 29 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.4%
1892 27.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.1%
1893 27.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.1%
1894 27.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.7%
1895 26.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.8%
1896 26.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.9%
1897 26 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.1%
1898 25.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.2%
1899 25.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.3%
1900 25.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.0%
1901 26.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.7%
1902 25.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.5%
1903 26.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.7%
1904 26.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.1%
1905 27.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.1%
1906 27.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.4%
1907 27.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.7%
1908 27.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.7%
1909 27.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.7%
1910 26.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.0%
1911 26 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.8%
1912 26.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.9%
1913 26.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.5%
1914 26 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.4%
1915 25.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.7%
1916 25.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.4%
1917 25.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.8%
1918 23.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -8.9%
1919 21.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -8.5%
1920 25.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +17.3%
1921 23.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -7.6%
1922 23.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.4%
1923 21.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.0%
1924 21.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.4%
1925 21.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1926 21.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.9%
1927 20.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.8%
1928 19.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.5%
1929 19.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.0%
1930 19.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.5%
1931 19.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.5%
1932 18.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.2%
1933 17.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.2%
1934 17.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.6%
1935 17.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.1%
1936 18.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.0%
1937 18.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.4%
1938 19.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.1%
1939 20.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.7%
1940 22.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +11.9%
1941 24.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +6.6%
1942 23.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.1%
1943 21.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -8.2%
1944 23 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +8.5%
1945 24.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +7.0%
1946 27.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +10.2%
1947 27.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.2%
1948 26.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.2%
1949 26.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.6%
1950 25.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.8%
1951 25.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.2%
1952 26 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.6%
1953 25.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.3%
1954 25.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.0%
1955 26.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.8%
1956 26 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.4%
1957 26.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.8%
1958 26.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.5%
1959 26.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.4%
1960 26.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1961 27.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.3%
1962 26.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.3%
1963 25.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.7%
1964 24.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.1%
1965 22.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.4%
1966 22.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.7%
1967 22.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1968 22.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.9%
1969 22.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.4%
1970 22.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.2%
1971 22.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.3%
1972 21.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.5%
1973 20.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.0%
1974 19.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.4%
1975 18.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.1%
1976 17.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.8%
1977 17.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.7%
1978 16.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.3%
1979 16.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.1%
1980 16.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.6%
1981 16.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.6%
1982 15.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.7%
1983 15.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.6%
1984 16 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.3%
1985 16 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1986 16.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.9%
1987 16.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.1%
1988 17.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.2%
1989 17.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.6%
1990 17.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.9%
1991 17.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.7%
1992 17.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.3%
1993 17.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.6%
1994 16.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.7%
1995 15.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.1%
1996 15.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.5%
1997 15.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.6%
1998 15.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.3%
1999 14.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.3%
2000 14.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.3%
2001 14.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.0%
2002 13.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.9%
2003 14 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.2%
2004 14.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.4%
2005 14 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.4%
2006 14.15 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.0%
2007 15.15 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +7.1%
2008 15.07 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.5%
2009 14.49 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.9%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 14.49 per 1,000 (in the entire population) is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.61 per 1,000 (in the entire population), 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 14.49 per 1,000 (in the entire population) is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.47 per 1,000 (in the entire population), 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 38.34 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 37 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 39.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 5
1860s 39.98 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 35.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 42.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1870s 40.36 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 35.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 42.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1880s 34.94 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 30.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 40.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1890s 27.09 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 25.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 29.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1900s 26.77 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 25.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 27.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1910s 25.25 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 21.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 26.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1920s 21.79 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 19.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 25.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1930s 18.58 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 17.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 20.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1940s 24.63 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 21.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 27.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1950s 26.02 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 25.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 26.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1960s 24.27 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 22.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 27.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1970s 19.32 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 16.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 22.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1980s 16.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 15.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 17.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1990s 16.26 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 14.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 17.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
2000s 14.39 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 13.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 15.15 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 20 Jamaica 16.33 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  2. 21 Costa Rica 15.55 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  3. 22 Chile 14.71 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  4. 24 Uruguay 14.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  5. 25 Trinidad and Tobago 13.94 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  6. 26 Australia 13.47 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is the demographic transition in sweden in New Zealand?
The demographic transition in sweden in New Zealand was 14.49 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 2009, according to Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest the demographic transition in sweden recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 42.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 1866.
What is the lowest the demographic transition in sweden recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 13.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 2002.
How does New Zealand rank for the demographic transition in sweden?
New Zealand ranks 23rd out of 56 countries with data for 2009.
Is the demographic transition in sweden rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of The demographic transition in Sweden. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
The demographic transition in Sweden
Unit
per 1,000 (in the entire population)
Source
Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
56 places, 6,669 data points, 1749–2010
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Birth and death rates are expressed per 1,000 of the population.