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Figure 2.3:  Total Fertility Rates, 1950-97 (4 Countries)
TFR = total number of children per woman per lifetime

Year

Japan

U.S.

Sweden

Englan

1950

3.65

3.09

2.28

1951

3.26

3.27

2.20

1952

2.98

3.36

2.22

1953

2.69

3.42

2.25

1954

2.48

3.54

2.18

1955

2.37

3.58

2.25

2.2

1956

2.22

3.69

2.29

1957

2.04

3.77

2.29

1958

2.11

3.70

2.26

1959

2.04

3.67

2.25

1960

2.00

3.65

2.20

2.5

1961

1.96

3.62

2.23

1962

1.98

3.46

2.26

1963

2.00

3.32

2.34

1964

2.05

3.19

2.48

1965

2.14

2.91

2.42

2.8

1966

1.58

2.72

2.36

1967

2.23

2.56

2.27

1968

2.13

2.46

2.07

1969

2.13

2.46

1.93

1970

2.13

2.48

1.92

2.5

1971

2.16

2.27

1.96

1972

2.14

2.01

1.91

1973

2.14

1.88

1.86

1974

2.05

1.84

1.87

1975

1.91

1.77

1.77

1.8

1976

1.85

1.74

1.68

1977

1.80

1.79

1.64

1978

1.79

1.76

1.60

1979

1.77

1.81

1.66

1980

1.75

1.84

1.68

1.9

1981

1.74

1.81

1.63

1982

1.77

1.83

1.62

1983

1.80

1.80

1.61

1984

1.81

1.81

1.66

1985

1.76

1.84

1.74

1.8

1986

1.72

1.84

1.80

1987

1.69

1.87

1.84

1988

1.66

1.93

1.96

1989

1.57

2.01

2.01

1990

1.54

2.08

2.13

1.8

1991

1.53

2.07

2.11

1992

1.50

2.07

2.09

1.8

1993

1.46

2.05

2.00

1.8

1994

1.50

2.04

1.89

1.7

1995

1.42

2.02

1.74

1.7

1996

1.43

2.03

1.61

1.7

1997

1.52

Sources: See notes for individual countries