Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Switzerland, 1976

Switzerland
1976
Total fertility rate: 1.55
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 1.55 children per woman in 1976 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (118 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 74,620 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.55
Births
74,620
Births per 1,000 people
11.8
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
6,302,554
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%6
15-1912.54.0%2,893
20-2488.728.6%20,611
25-29117.938.0%29,742
30-3463.920.6%15,692
35-3921.77.0%4,580
40-444.91.6%981
45-490.50.2%91
50-540.10.0%23