Fertility in Switzerland, 1961

Switzerland
1961
Total fertility rate: 2.52
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 2.52 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (171 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 97,910 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.52
Births
97,910
Births per 1,000 people
18.0
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.19
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
5,434,123
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%8
15-1919.83.9%4,155
20-24136.127.0%26,811
25-29170.533.8%33,489
30-34108.021.4%20,701
35-3951.810.3%9,788
40-4416.63.3%2,747
45-491.20.2%211
50-540.00.0%0