Germany vs Sweden: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index

Germany

1.44 live births per woman

in 2023

Sweden

1.43 live births per woman

in 2023

Germany rank

185th

Sweden rank

188th

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index over time

Germany
Sweden

How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.44 live births per woman against 1.43 live births per woman in Sweden, a difference of 0.011 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.

Globally, Germany ranks 185th and Sweden ranks 188th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.