Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Switzerland, 1954

Switzerland
1954
Total fertility rate: 2.29
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 2.29 children per woman in 1954 — 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 29.3 years old. In total, 83,540 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.29
Births
83,540
Births per 1,000 people
16.9
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
105.1
Population
4,938,748
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%5
15-1914.13.1%2,268
20-24102.322.3%19,265
25-29152.633.3%28,587
30-34111.924.4%20,364
35-3957.612.6%9,364
40-4418.84.1%3,416
45-491.50.3%269
50-540.00.0%0