Sweden - Birth Rate 2025
8.9
−0.6 from 2024
Sweden's birth rate was 8.9 in 2025. This was the 170th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2025▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Central African Republic | 47.3 | 2.0% |
| 2nd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 42.1 | -2.1% |
| 3rd | Chad | 41.7 | -1.6% |
| 4th | Niger | 40.9 | -2.3% |
| 5th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 40.7 | -1.5% |
| 6th | Mali | 39.5 | -1.3% |
| 7th | Mozambique | 36.7 | -2.0% |
| 8th | Angola | 36.6 | -2.5% |
| 9th | Yemen, Republic of | 34.8 | -1.0% |
| 10th | Afghanistan | 34.7 | -2.0% |
| 11th | Tanzania | 34.4 | -2.4% |
| 12th | Uganda | 34.3 | -2.7% |
| 13th | Mauritania | 33.5 | -2.6% |
| 14th | Guinea | 32.8 | -3.1% |
| 15th | Benin | 32.8 | -3.3% |
| 16th | Sudan | 32.7 | -2.8% |
| 17th | Cameroon | 32.5 | -3.8% |
| 18th | Burundi | 32.1 | -4.5% |
| 19th | Zambia | 32.1 | -2.9% |
| 20th | Nigeria | 32.0 | -2.8% |
| 21st | Madagascar | 31.4 | -2.3% |
| 22nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 30.8 | -3.7% |
| 23rd | Malawi | 30.6 | -2.5% |
| 24th | Zimbabwe | 30.3 | -0.5% |
| 25th | Togo | 30.2 | -3.0% |
| 26th | Burkina Faso | 30.2 | -4.5% |
| 27th | Liberia | 30.1 | -2.7% |
| 28th | Congo, Republic of | 29.8 | -2.7% |
| 29th | Gambia, The | 29.7 | -2.5% |
| 30th | Sierra Leone | 29.4 | -3.8% |
| 31st | Guinea-Bissau | 29.1 | -3.1% |
| 32nd | Senegal | 28.8 | -2.1% |
| 33rd | Equatorial Guinea | 28.5 | -3.8% |
| 34th | South Sudan | 28.4 | -0.6% |
| 35th | Eritrea | 28.3 | -1.0% |
| 36th | Comoros | 27.7 | -3.2% |
| 37th | Uzbekistan | 27.7 | 4.7% |
| 38th | São Tomé and Principe | 27.6 | -2.1% |
| 39th | Pakistan | 27.2 | -2.0% |
| 40th | Rwanda | 27.1 | -4.3% |
| 41st | Vanuatu | 26.7 | -4.8% |
| 42nd | Kenya | 26.5 | -2.1% |
| 43rd | Gabon | 26.4 | -4.4% |
| 44th | Solomon Islands | 26.2 | -2.7% |
| 45th | West Bank and Gaza | 25.7 | -5.2% |
| 46th | Ghana | 25.5 | -3.3% |
| 47th | Iraq | 24.9 | -3.2% |
| 48th | Kiribati | 24.9 | -3.7% |
| 49th | Tajikistan | 24.7 | -5.4% |
| 50th | Namibia | 24.5 | -5.2% |
| 51st | Botswana | 24.4 | -1.3% |
| 52nd | Samoa | 24.2 | -4.8% |
| 53rd | Papua New Guinea | 23.7 | -3.6% |
| 54th | Nauru | 23.5 | -7.7% |
| 55th | Eswatini | 23.2 | -3.5% |
| 56th | Syrian Arab Republic | 23.1 | 4.6% |
| 57th | Tonga | 22.8 | -1.4% |
| 58th | Lesotho | 22.7 | -5.7% |
| 59th | Tuvalu | 22.5 | -2.3% |
| 60th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 22.1 | -1.0% |
| 61st | Honduras | 21.4 | -2.6% |
| 62nd | Haiti | 21.4 | -3.7% |
| 63rd | Timor-Leste | 21.1 | -4.5% |
| 64th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 20.8 | -2.1% |
| 65th | Bangladesh | 20.6 | 1.5% |
| 66th | Lao PDR | 20.3 | -4.6% |
| 67th | Turkmenistan | 20.3 | -6.8% |
| 68th | Djibouti | 20.2 | -2.8% |
| 69th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 20.1 | -4.2% |
| 70th | Marshall Islands | 20.0 | -5.2% |
| 71st | Kazakhstan | 19.9 | -1.1% |
| 72nd | Jordan | 19.7 | -4.2% |
| 73rd | Cambodia | 19.6 | -5.4% |
| 74th | Guyana | 19.5 | -3.8% |
| 75th | Guatemala | 19.5 | -6.5% |
| 76th | Paraguay | 19.3 | -3.5% |
| 77th | Nepal | 18.6 | -3.6% |
| 78th | Nicaragua | 18.6 | -3.9% |
| 79th | South Africa | 18.4 | -2.1% |
| 80th | Israel | 18.0 | -3.0% |
| 81st | Algeria | 17.7 | -9.9% |
| 82nd | Fiji | 17.4 | -3.6% |
| 83rd | Dominican Republic | 17.1 | -4.4% |
| 84th | Kyrgyz Republic | 17.0 | -17.3% |
| 85th | Suriname | 17.0 | -1.5% |
| 86th | Guam | 16.8 | -4.6% |
| 87th | Belize | 16.5 | -8.5% |
| 88th | Myanmar | 16.1 | -3.4% |
| 89th | St. Martin (French part) | 16.1 | -5.8% |
| 90th | Libya | 15.9 | -6.7% |
| 91st | Morocco | 15.9 | -4.9% |
| 92nd | Mongolia | 15.7 | -17.4% |
| 93rd | Peru | 15.5 | -2.8% |
| 94th | India | 15.5 | -4.1% |
| 95th | Indonesia | 15.5 | -3.0% |
| 96th | El Salvador | 15.3 | -2.7% |
| 97th | Lebanon | 15.3 | -5.1% |
| 98th | Oman | 15.2 | -9.5% |
| 99th | Panama | 15.2 | -5.4% |
| 100th | Mexico | 15.2 | -3.5% |
| 101st | American Samoa | 14.9 | -3.1% |
| 102nd | Philippines | 14.6 | -8.8% |
| 103rd | Saudi Arabia | 14.6 | -11.3% |
| 104th | Ecuador | 14.0 | -6.7% |
| 105th | New Caledonia | 13.8 | -3.1% |
| 106th | Colombia | 13.2 | -2.4% |
| 107th | Brunei Darussalam | 13.1 | -3.5% |
| 108th | Viet Nam | 13.0 | -6.1% |
| 109th | Bhutan | 12.9 | 1.7% |
| 110th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 12.8 | -1.4% |
| 111th | Bahrain | 12.5 | 0.2% |
| 112th | Armenia | 12.4 | 0.7% |
| 113th | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.1 | 2.5% |
| 114th | Gibraltar | 12.1 | 0.3% |
| 115th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 11.9 | -7.9% |
| 116th | Kosovo | 11.9 | -1.4% |
| 117th | Tunisia | 11.8 | -14.4% |
| 118th | Brazil | 11.7 | -5.2% |
| 119th | Cayman Islands | 11.7 | -1.5% |
| 120th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.6 | -4.6% |
| 121st | Northern Mariana Islands | 11.5 | -11.3% |
| 122nd | Jamaica | 11.4 | -1.7% |
| 123rd | Grenada | 11.4 | -3.0% |
| 124th | Seychelles | 11.2 | -13.7% |
| 125th | Greenland | 11.2 | -11.3% |
| 126th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 11.1 | -5.1% |
| 127th | Malaysia | 11.1 | -10.5% |
| 128th | Cabo Verde | 11.1 | -9.9% |
| 129th | Montenegro | 11.1 | -1.1% |
| 130th | Barbados | 11.0 | -1.1% |
| 131st | St. Lucia | 11.0 | -2.6% |
| 132nd | Virgin Islands (US) | 10.9 | -4.2% |
| 133rd | Dominica | 10.8 | -2.3% |
| 134th | Cyprus | 10.8 | 0.4% |
| 135th | Bahamas, The | 10.7 | -1.6% |
| 136th | Iceland | 10.7 | -2.9% |
| 137th | Australia | 10.6 | -1.7% |
| 138th | New Zealand | 10.6 | -2.3% |
| 139th | United States | 10.5 | -2.1% |
| 140th | French Polynesia | 10.4 | -5.0% |
| 141st | Palau | 10.4 | -4.9% |
| 142nd | Georgia | 10.3 | -10.6% |
| 143rd | Maldives | 10.2 | -7.3% |
| 144th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.0 | -6.9% |
| 145th | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.0 | -6.8% |
| 146th | Albania | 10.0 | -2.7% |
| 147th | Qatar | 9.9 | -0.3% |
| 148th | Mauritius | 9.8 | -4.1% |
| 149th | Türkiye | 9.8 | -12.7% |
| 150th | United Kingdom | 9.7 | -3.2% |
| 151st | Sri Lanka | 9.7 | -13.4% |
| 152nd | Kuwait | 9.7 | -6.0% |
| 153rd | Faroe Islands | 9.7 | -8.7% |
| 154th | Azerbaijan | 9.6 | -13.3% |
| 155th | France | 9.6 | -3.0% |
| 156th | North Macedonia | 9.6 | 4.1% |
| 157th | Ireland | 9.5 | -7.4% |
| 158th | Luxembourg | 9.5 | 0.0% |
| 159th | Denmark | 9.4 | -2.9% |
| 160th | Moldova | 9.4 | -12.7% |
| 161st | Argentina | 9.3 | -16.4% |
| 162nd | Uruguay | 9.2 | -6.4% |
| 163rd | Serbia | 9.2 | 0.4% |
| 164th | Belgium | 9.2 | -1.9% |
| 165th | Liechtenstein | 9.2 | 1.1% |
| 166th | Netherlands | 9.1 | -0.9% |
| 167th | United Arab Emirates | 9.1 | -7.3% |
| 168th | Norway | 9.0 | -3.8% |
| 169th | Hungary | 8.9 | -1.8% |
| 170th | Sweden | 8.9 | -6.7% |
| 171st | Switzerland | 8.7 | -3.1% |
| 172nd | Costa Rica | 8.6 | -15.4% |
| 173rd | Bulgaria | 8.6 | -3.4% |
| 174th | British Virgin Islands | 8.6 | 3.0% |
| 175th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 8.6 | -6.0% |
| 176th | Slovak Republic | 8.5 | -5.3% |
| 177th | Monaco | 8.5 | -10.4% |
| 178th | Croatia | 8.3 | 0.5% |
| 179th | Canada | 8.3 | -5.7% |
| 180th | Austria | 8.2 | -3.1% |
| 181st | Channel Islands | 8.1 | -0.7% |
| 182nd | Isle of Man | 8.1 | -3.1% |
| 183rd | Cuba | 8.0 | -8.0% |
| 184th | Germany | 8.0 | -3.6% |
| 185th | Chile | 8.0 | -10.8% |
| 186th | Czechia | 7.9 | -6.4% |
| 187th | Russian Federation | 7.8 | -8.8% |
| 188th | Bermuda | 7.8 | -2.6% |
| 189th | Finland | 7.8 | 0.0% |
| 190th | Thailand | 7.8 | -5.5% |
| 191st | European Union | 7.8 | -4.6% |
| 192nd | Malta | 7.8 | -4.0% |
| 193rd | Portugal | 7.8 | -4.2% |
| 194th | Romania | 7.4 | -7.3% |
| 195th | Slovenia | 7.4 | -7.3% |
| 196th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.2 | -7.2% |
| 197th | Latvia | 6.9 | -10.1% |
| 198th | Singapore | 6.9 | -7.0% |
| 199th | Estonia | 6.8 | -14.8% |
| 200th | Andorra | 6.8 | -1.3% |
| 201st | Greece | 6.5 | -3.8% |
| 202nd | Aruba | 6.5 | -18.0% |
| 203rd | Lithuania | 6.5 | -9.4% |
| 204th | Belarus | 6.3 | -11.1% |
| 205th | Curaçao | 6.3 | -15.5% |
| 206th | Poland | 6.3 | -14.3% |
| 207th | Spain | 6.3 | -6.6% |
| 208th | Italy | 6.2 | -2.8% |
| 209th | Japan | 5.5 | -7.7% |
| 210th | Puerto Rico (US) | 5.5 | -5.5% |
| 211th | San Marino | 5.2 | -7.1% |
| 212th | Ukraine | 4.2 | -24.9% |
| 213th | China | 4.0 | -37.3% |
| 214th | Korea | 3.9 | -14.2% |
| 215th | Macao SAR, China | 3.9 | -29.8% |
| 216th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 2.7 | -39.1% |
FAQ
What was Sweden's birth rate in 2025?▾
Sweden's birth rate in 2025 was 8.9. This ranked 170th globally.
How did Sweden's birth rate change in 2025?▾
Sweden's birth rate decreased by 6.7% in 2025 compared to 2024.
Which country had the highest birth rate in 2025?▾
Central African Republic had the highest birth rate in 2025 at 47.3.
What is the birth rate of Sweden in 2025?▾
The birth rate of Sweden in 2025 was 8.9. This ranked 170th globally.
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