Fertility in Switzerland, 1970

Switzerland
1970
Total fertility rate: 2.10
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 2.10 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (141 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 99,828 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.10
Births
99,828
Births per 1,000 people
16.2
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
6,180,922
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
15-1922.95.4%5,089
20-24125.629.7%31,944
25-29140.533.2%34,733
30-3484.620.0%18,115
35-3937.99.0%7,746
40-4410.32.4%2,020
45-490.80.2%148
50-540.10.0%21