Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Switzerland, 1965

Switzerland
1965
Total fertility rate: 2.59
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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 2.59 children per woman in 1965 — 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 28.0 years old. In total, 111,437 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.59
Births
111,437
Births per 1,000 people
19.0
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
5,856,420
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%15
15-1925.85.0%6,237
20-24148.528.7%35,127
25-29173.833.6%36,406
30-34105.120.3%21,229
35-3949.19.5%9,593
40-4413.92.7%2,656
45-491.10.2%174
50-540.00.0%0