Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Switzerland, 1958

Switzerland
1958
Total fertility rate: 2.41
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 2.41 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (164 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 91,330 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.41
Births
91,330
Births per 1,000 people
17.6
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
5,196,442
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
15-1914.53.0%2,582
20-24118.524.5%22,801
25-29164.334.0%31,958
30-34110.822.9%20,756
35-3956.411.7%10,205
40-4417.03.5%2,770
45-491.40.3%250
50-540.00.0%0