Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Switzerland, 1969

Switzerland
1969
Total fertility rate: 2.19
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 2.19 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (146 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 101,787 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.19
Births
101,787
Births per 1,000 people
16.6
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
6,136,352
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%13
15-1923.95.4%5,381
20-24128.229.1%32,474
25-29146.433.3%34,651
30-3489.220.3%18,759
35-3940.29.1%8,140
40-4411.22.6%2,187
45-490.80.2%158
50-540.10.0%19