Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Switzerland, 1956

Switzerland
1956
Total fertility rate: 2.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 2.36 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (159 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 87,858 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.36
Births
87,858
Births per 1,000 people
17.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
5,065,620
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
15-1914.33.0%2,352
20-24109.523.1%20,941
25-29159.533.7%30,390
30-34112.823.8%20,912
35-3958.512.3%9,919
40-4417.73.7%3,076
45-491.40.3%259
50-540.00.0%0