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Demographic trends in Sweden

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  • Gunnar Andersson

    (Stockholms Universitet)

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In the present note, we present the main features of recent trends in vital family-demographic behavior in Sweden. For this purpose, published indices of marriage, divorce, and childbearing risks by calendar year are updated by adding another two or three years of observation to our series. We demonstrate that the latest trend reversal in Swedish birth rates, which occurred at the end of the 1990s, continued to manifest itself in increasing propensities for childbearing during the early years of the 21st century. The rise pertains to all birth orders. Marriage propensities showed an increase as well, however, to a large extent expressed in a short-term development that was prevalent at the turn of the millennium. The previous long-term trend of rising divorce risks leveled off during the first two years of the new century.

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  • Gunnar Andersson, 2004. "Demographic trends in Sweden," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 11(4), pages 95-110.
    • Handle: RePEc:dem:demres:v:11:y:2004:i:4
    DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2004.11.4
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    1. Gunnar Andersson, 1997. "The Impact of Children on Divorce Risks of Swedish Women," European Journal of Population, Springer;European Association for Population Studies, vol. 13(2), pages 109-145, June.
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    1. Sofi Ohlsson-Wijk, 2014. "Digit preferences in marriage formation in Sweden," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 30(25), pages 739-752.
    2. Björklund, Anders & Ginther, Donna K. & Sundström, Marianne, 2010. "Does Marriage Matter for Children? Assessing the Impact of Legal Marriage in Sweden," Working Paper Series 3/2010, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research.
    3. Gerda Neyer & Gunnar Andersson, 2008. "Consequences of Family Policies on Childbearing Behavior: Effects or Artifacts?," Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc., vol. 34(4), pages 699-724, December.
    4. Jan M. Hoem & Cornelia Mureşan, 2011. "An Extension of the Conventional TFR [Une extension de l'indicateur conjoncturel de fécondité]," European Journal of Population, Springer;European Association for Population Studies, vol. 27(4), pages 389-402, November.
    5. Jennifer A. Holland, 2013. "Love, marriage, then the baby carriage? Marriage timing and childbearing in Sweden," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 29(11), pages 275-306.

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    Keywords

    fertility; nuptiality; Sweden; fertility trends; nuptiality trends;
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    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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