Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Switzerland, 1985

Switzerland
1985
Total fertility rate: 1.51
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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 1.51 children per woman in 1985 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (126 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 74,271 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.51
Births
74,271
Births per 1,000 people
11.5
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.5
Population
6,470,956
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
15-197.02.3%1,658
20-2466.121.8%16,768
25-29126.041.7%30,794
30-3477.625.6%18,636
35-3922.37.4%5,575
40-443.51.1%807
45-490.10.0%27
50-540.00.0%0