Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Switzerland, 1963

Switzerland
1963
Total fertility rate: 2.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 2.65 children per woman in 1963 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (179 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 108,614 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.65
Births
108,614
Births per 1,000 people
19.1
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
5,694,165
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
15-1923.24.4%5,463
20-24148.228.1%32,246
25-29179.233.9%36,378
30-34109.220.7%21,619
35-3951.39.7%9,867
40-4415.73.0%2,846
45-491.10.2%181
50-540.00.0%0