The demographic transition in Sweden in Norway

Norway: The demographic transition in Sweden was 12.57 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
12.57 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
30th
of 56 countries
All-time high
36.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
in 1756
All-time low
12.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
in 1983
Years of data
260
1749–2010

The demographic transition in Sweden in Norway, 1749–2010

101520253035174918792010

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

Analysis

Norway recorded 12.57 per 1,000 (in the entire population) for the demographic transition in sweden in 2010.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, the demographic transition in sweden in Norway peaked at 36.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 1756 and was at its lowest, 12.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population), in 1983.

Norway ranks 30th of 56 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 260 years of available data.

The demographic transition in Sweden in Norway, year by year

Annual values for The demographic transition in Sweden in Norway, 1749 to 2010.
Year per 1,000 (in the entire population) Change
1749 33 per 1,000 (in the entire population) —
1750 30.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -7.3%
1751 35 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +14.4%
1752 33.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.3%
1753 34.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.9%
1754 35.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.4%
1755 33.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.1%
1756 36.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +7.8%
1757 34.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.4%
1758 33.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.6%
1759 32.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.9%
1760 35 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +8.4%
1761 35.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.6%
1762 35.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.3%
1763 34.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.6%
1764 35.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.8%
1765 34.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.6%
1766 34 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.4%
1767 35.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.2%
1768 32.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.6%
1769 33.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.7%
1770 32.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.7%
1771 31.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.6%
1772 28.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -10.8%
1773 25 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -11.3%
1774 28.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +13.2%
1775 33.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +19.4%
1776 28.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -14.8%
1777 31.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +8.7%
1778 31.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.3%
1779 31.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.0%
1780 32.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.9%
1781 31.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.1%
1782 30.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.6%
1783 27.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -10.7%
1784 30.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +10.5%
1785 28.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.2%
1786 30.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +5.9%
1787 29.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.6%
1788 30.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +5.1%
1789 30.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.3%
1790 32 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.6%
1791 32.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.2%
1792 34.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +6.1%
1793 34.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.7%
1794 33.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.2%
1795 32.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.2%
1796 31.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.5%
1797 32.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.8%
1798 32.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.2%
1799 32.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.6%
1801 22.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -30.2%
1802 27.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +21.6%
1803 28.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.7%
1804 27.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.2%
1805 29.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +5.4%
1806 29.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.4%
1807 29 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.0%
1808 26.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -7.2%
1809 22.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -17.5%
1810 26.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +18.5%
1811 26.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.5%
1812 29.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +9.0%
1813 25.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -12.0%
1814 24.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.5%
1815 29.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +23.6%
1816 35.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +17.4%
1817 32.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -7.4%
1818 30.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.2%
1819 31.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.6%
1820 33.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.4%
1821 34.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.2%
1822 32.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.2%
1823 33.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.0%
1824 32.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.1%
1825 34.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +5.5%
1826 34.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.5%
1827 32 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -8.0%
1828 31.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.6%
1829 33.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +5.7%
1830 32.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.9%
1831 31 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.0%
1832 29.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.5%
1833 30.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.7%
1834 31.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.3%
1835 32.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.8%
1836 29.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -9.8%
1837 28.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.4%
1838 27.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.5%
1839 26.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.6%
1840 27.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.1%
1841 29.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +7.2%
1842 30.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.0%
1843 30.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.6%
1844 29.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.0%
1845 31.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.3%
1846 31.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.3%
1847 30.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.0%
1848 29.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.2%
1849 32 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +7.4%
1850 31 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.1%
1852 31 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1853 32 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.2%
1854 34.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +7.2%
1855 33.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.6%
1856 32.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.6%
1857 33 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.5%
1858 33.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.5%
1859 34.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.9%
1860 33.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.3%
1861 30.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -7.8%
1862 32.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.6%
1863 32.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.9%
1864 31.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.4%
1865 31.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1866 31.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.6%
1867 30.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.0%
1868 29.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.0%
1869 28.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.0%
1870 29.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.0%
1871 29.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.3%
1872 30 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.4%
1873 29.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.3%
1874 31 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.7%
1875 31.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.6%
1876 31.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.3%
1877 31.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.3%
1878 31.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.6%
1879 32.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.9%
1880 30.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.7%
1881 30 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.9%
1882 30.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.0%
1883 31 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.3%
1884 31.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.9%
1885 31.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.3%
1886 30.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.9%
1887 31.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.6%
1888 30.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.2%
1889 29.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.6%
1890 30.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.7%
1891 30.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.3%
1892 29.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.9%
1893 30.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.4%
1894 29.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.3%
1895 30.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.7%
1896 30 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.3%
1897 30 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1898 30.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.0%
1899 29.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.3%
1900 29.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.7%
1901 29.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.7%
1902 29.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.3%
1903 28.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.1%
1904 27.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.4%
1905 27.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.9%
1906 26.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.1%
1907 26.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.9%
1908 26.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1909 26.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.9%
1910 25.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.7%
1911 25.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.4%
1912 25.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.2%
1913 25.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.2%
1914 25.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1915 23.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.0%
1916 24.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.5%
1917 25.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.7%
1918 24.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.0%
1919 22.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -7.7%
1920 26.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +15.0%
1921 24.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -7.3%
1922 23.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.7%
1923 22.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.1%
1924 21.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.6%
1925 19.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -7.5%
1926 19.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.5%
1927 18.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -7.7%
1928 17.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.1%
1929 17.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.4%
1930 17 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.7%
1931 16.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.1%
1932 16 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.8%
1933 14.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -8.1%
1934 14.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.7%
1935 14.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.1%
1936 14.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.1%
1937 15 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.7%
1938 15.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.7%
1939 15.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.6%
1940 16.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.9%
1941 15.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.0%
1942 17.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +15.7%
1943 18.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +6.8%
1944 20.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +7.4%
1945 20 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.5%
1946 22.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +13.0%
1947 21.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.3%
1948 20.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.2%
1949 19.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.9%
1950 19.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.1%
1951 18.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.7%
1952 18.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.2%
1953 18.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1954 18.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.6%
1955 18.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1956 18.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1957 18.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.2%
1958 17.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.1%
1959 17.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.1%
1960 17.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.3%
1961 17.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1962 17.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.2%
1963 17.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.2%
1964 17.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.9%
1965 17.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1966 17.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.6%
1967 17.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.7%
1968 17.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1969 17.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1970 16.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.7%
1971 16.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.2%
1972 16.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.0%
1973 15.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.9%
1974 15 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.2%
1975 14.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.0%
1976 13.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.7%
1977 12.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.3%
1978 12.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.8%
1979 12.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1980 12.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.6%
1981 12.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.8%
1982 12.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.8%
1983 12.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.2%
1984 12.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1985 12.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.7%
1986 12.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.4%
1987 12.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.4%
1988 13.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +6.2%
1989 14 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.2%
1990 14.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.9%
1991 14.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.7%
1992 14 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.1%
1993 13.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.4%
1994 13.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.7%
1995 13.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.7%
1996 13.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.7%
1997 13.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.2%
1998 13.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.9%
1999 13.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.8%
2000 13.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.8%
2001 12.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.5%
2002 12.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.2%
2003 12.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.6%
2004 12.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
2005 12.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.8%
2006 12.56 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.1%
2007 12.41 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.2%
2008 12.69 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.2%
2009 12.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.9%
2010 12.57 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.8%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 12.57 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), 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 12.57 per 1,000 (in the entire population) is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.22 per 1,000 (in the entire population), 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where The demographic transition in Sweden in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1801 -30.2% 32.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 22.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1740s 33 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 33 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 33 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 1
1750s 33.92 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 30.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 36.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1760s 34.71 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 32.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 35.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1770s 30.18 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 25 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 33.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1780s 30.28 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 27.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 32.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1790s 32.85 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 31.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 34.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1800s 27.09 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 22.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 29.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 9
1810s 29.21 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 24.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 35.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1820s 33.38 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 31.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 34.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1830s 30.07 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 26.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 32.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1840s 30.33 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 27.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 32 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1850s 32.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 31 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 34.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 9
1860s 31.28 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 28.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 33.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1870s 30.78 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 29.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 32.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1880s 30.79 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 29.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 31.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1890s 30.13 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 29.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 30.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1900s 27.86 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 26.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 29.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1910s 24.73 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 22.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 25.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1920s 21.03 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 17.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 26.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1930s 15.37 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 14.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 17 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1940s 19.23 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 15.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 22.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1950s 18.43 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 17.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 19.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1960s 17.53 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 17.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 17.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1970s 14.56 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 12.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 16.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1980s 12.71 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 12.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 14 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1990s 13.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 13.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 14.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
2000s 12.56 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 12.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 13.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
2010s 12.57 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 12.57 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 12.57 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 27 Martinique 13.37 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  2. 28 Barbados 12.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  3. 29 France 12.66 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  4. 31 Russia 12.52 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  5. 32 Cyprus 12.43 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  6. 33 Sweden 12.33 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is the demographic transition in sweden in Norway?
The demographic transition in sweden in Norway was 12.57 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 2010, according to Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest the demographic transition in sweden recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 36.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 1756.
What is the lowest the demographic transition in sweden recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 12.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 1983.
How does Norway rank for the demographic transition in sweden?
Norway ranks 30th out of 56 countries with data for 2010.
Is the demographic transition in sweden rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway 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
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Coverage
56 places, 6,669 data points, 1749–2010
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