Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Switzerland, 1982

Switzerland
1982
Total fertility rate: 1.55
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 1.55 children per woman in 1982 — 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 28.0 years old. In total, 74,185 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.55
Births
74,185
Births per 1,000 people
11.6
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
6,391,804
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%5
15-199.33.0%2,331
20-2477.625.1%18,627
25-29125.440.5%29,582
30-3472.123.3%17,667
35-3921.26.9%5,200
40-443.51.1%735
45-490.20.1%35
50-540.00.0%0