Fertility in Switzerland, 1975

Switzerland
1975
Total fertility rate: 1.61
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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-5 -1   1975  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 1.61 children per woman in 1975 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (120 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 78,936 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.61
Births
78,936
Births per 1,000 people
12.5
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
6,338,600
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%8
15-1914.94.6%3,460
20-2494.529.2%22,388
25-29120.337.1%31,195
30-3464.820.0%15,756
35-3923.27.2%4,891
40-445.61.7%1,140
45-490.50.2%103
50-540.00.0%0