Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Switzerland, 1991

Switzerland
1991
Total fertility rate: 1.58
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 1.58 children per woman in 1991 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (123 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 83,817 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.58
Births
83,817
Births per 1,000 people
12.3
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
6,796,942
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%3
15-198.02.5%1,605
20-2459.118.5%14,577
25-29123.438.7%34,286
30-3493.229.3%24,641
35-3930.49.5%7,578
40-444.31.3%1,080
45-490.10.0%30
50-540.10.0%13