Fertility in Switzerland, 1951

Switzerland
1951
Total fertility rate: 2.31
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 2.31 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (151 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 81,749 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.31
Births
81,749
Births per 1,000 people
17.2
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
4,748,085
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.00.0%4
15-1913.12.8%2,119
20-2499.921.6%18,039
25-29151.332.7%27,895
30-34116.325.1%19,166
35-3960.413.0%10,510
40-4420.34.4%3,748
45-491.50.3%269
50-540.00.0%0