Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Switzerland, 2011

Switzerland
2011
Total fertility rate: 1.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Switzerland was 1.51 children per woman in 2011 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (111 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.4 years old. In total, 79,714 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.51
Births
79,714
Births per 1,000 people
10.1
Mean age of mothers
31.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.73
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
7,914,372
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%4
15-193.51.2%772
20-2432.010.6%7,591
25-2982.227.2%21,011
30-34110.636.6%29,422
35-3962.220.6%17,145
40-4411.43.8%3,577
45-490.60.2%194
50-540.00.0%0