Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Switzerland, 1973

Switzerland
1973
Total fertility rate: 1.81
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 1.81 children per woman in 1973 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (128 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 87,056 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.81
Births
87,056
Births per 1,000 people
13.8
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
6,307,402
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
15-1919.25.3%4,360
20-24108.129.7%25,796
25-29128.235.2%32,957
30-3471.119.6%16,312
35-3928.97.9%5,992
40-447.42.0%1,490
45-490.60.2%120
50-540.10.0%20