Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Switzerland, 1953

Switzerland
1953
Total fertility rate: 2.29
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 2.29 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (152 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 82,864 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.29
Births
82,864
Births per 1,000 people
17.0
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
4,875,652
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%3
15-1913.83.0%2,231
20-24101.622.1%18,876
25-29152.333.1%28,304
30-34114.024.8%20,150
35-3957.612.5%9,533
40-4419.04.1%3,496
45-491.50.3%269
50-540.00.0%0