Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Switzerland, 1986

Switzerland
1986
Total fertility rate: 1.53
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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 1.53 children per woman in 1986 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (127 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 75,630 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.53
Births
75,630
Births per 1,000 people
11.6
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
6,504,750
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
15-196.72.2%1,554
20-2463.620.8%16,331
25-29127.441.7%31,590
30-3481.226.6%19,595
35-3922.87.5%5,679
40-443.51.1%835
45-490.10.0%27
50-540.10.0%15