Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Switzerland, 1968

Switzerland
1968
Total fertility rate: 2.29
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 2.29 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (152 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 104,149 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.29
Births
104,149
Births per 1,000 people
17.2
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
6,067,657
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%16
15-1926.85.8%6,124
20-24136.729.7%34,082
25-29151.633.0%34,488
30-3490.919.8%18,837
35-3941.19.0%8,244
40-4411.32.5%2,193
45-490.90.2%166
50-540.00.0%0