Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Switzerland, 1974

Switzerland
1974
Total fertility rate: 1.73
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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 1.73 children per woman in 1974 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (125 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 84,036 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.73
Births
84,036
Births per 1,000 people
13.3
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
6,341,376
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%9
15-1917.35.0%4,003
20-24102.929.6%24,550
25-29125.036.0%32,349
30-3468.919.8%16,258
35-3926.37.6%5,485
40-446.21.8%1,249
45-490.60.2%110
50-540.10.0%22