Fertility in Switzerland, 1955

Switzerland
1955
Total fertility rate: 2.31
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 2.31 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (155 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 85,183 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.31
Births
85,183
Births per 1,000 people
17.0
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
5,002,112
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
15-1914.33.1%2,310
20-24105.522.8%20,026
25-29155.133.4%29,302
30-34111.224.0%20,534
35-3957.212.3%9,368
40-4418.94.1%3,370
45-491.50.3%268
50-540.00.0%0