Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Switzerland, 1972

Switzerland
1972
Total fertility rate: 1.91
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 1.91 children per woman in 1972 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (132 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 90,780 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.91
Births
90,780
Births per 1,000 people
14.5
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
6,261,080
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
10-140.00.0%11
15-1920.45.3%4,538
20-24115.930.1%27,639
25-29131.734.2%33,380
30-3475.319.6%16,751
35-3932.18.4%6,633
40-448.42.2%1,675
45-490.70.2%130
50-540.10.0%21