Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Switzerland, 1952

Switzerland
1952
Total fertility rate: 2.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 2.32 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (153 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 83,133 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.32
Births
83,133
Births per 1,000 people
17.3
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
4,811,612
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
15-1913.72.9%2,218
20-24101.821.8%18,621
25-29153.432.9%28,369
30-34117.125.1%20,002
35-3959.312.7%10,065
40-4419.44.2%3,584
45-491.50.3%268
50-540.00.0%0