Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Switzerland, 1971

Switzerland
1971
Total fertility rate: 2.04
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 2.04 children per woman in 1971 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (137 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 95,862 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.04
Births
95,862
Births per 1,000 people
15.4
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
6,213,530
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
15-1921.75.3%4,778
20-24123.830.2%30,007
25-29136.933.5%34,133
30-3481.019.8%17,588
35-3935.68.7%7,320
40-449.52.3%1,882
45-490.70.2%140
50-540.00.0%0