Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Switzerland, 1962

Switzerland
1962
Total fertility rate: 2.58
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 2.58 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (174 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 103,030 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.58
Births
103,030
Births per 1,000 people
18.5
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
5,573,696
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
10-140.10.0%12
15-1921.34.1%4,766
20-24143.527.8%29,609
25-29174.433.8%34,845
30-34107.220.8%20,874
35-3951.810.0%9,866
40-4416.53.2%2,864
45-491.20.2%194
50-540.00.0%0