Fertility & birth rates in Andorra and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Andorra vs Switzerland chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Andorra was 1.08 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.33 in Switzerland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Andorra vs Switzerland population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Andorra	Switzerland
1960	2.55	2.44
1961	2.54	2.52
1962	2.55	2.58
1963	2.6	2.65
1964	2.69	2.66
1965	2.72	2.59
1966	2.76	2.5
1967	2.78	2.39
1968	2.77	2.29
1969	2.77	2.19
1970	2.79	2.1
1971	2.83	2.04
1972	2.91	1.91
1973	2.83	1.81
1974	2.74	1.73
1975	2.46	1.61
1976	2.21	1.55
1977	2.03	1.53
1978	1.88	1.51
1979	1.8	1.52
1980	1.83	1.55
1981	1.8	1.55
1982	1.73	1.56
1983	1.57	1.52
1984	1.48	1.53
1985	1.43	1.52
1986	1.4	1.53
1987	1.37	1.52
1988	1.37	1.57
1989	1.4	1.56
1990	1.4	1.58
1991	1.4	1.58
1992	1.37	1.58
1993	1.33	1.51
1994	1.32	1.49
1995	1.32	1.48
1996	1.33	1.5
1997	1.35	1.48
1998	1.38	1.47
1999	1.42	1.48
2000	1.27	1.5
2001	1.31	1.38
2002	1.26	1.39
2003	1.18	1.39
2004	1.23	1.42
2005	1.22	1.42
2006	1.23	1.44
2007	1.19	1.46
2008	1.25	1.48
2009	1.21	1.5
2010	1.27	1.52
2011	1.32	1.52
2012	1.26	1.52
2013	1.14	1.52
2014	1.17	1.54
2015	1.22	1.54
2016	1.18	1.54
2017	1.13	1.52
2018	1.05	1.52
2019	1.05	1.48
2020	1.03	1.46
2021	1.06	1.52
2022	1.07	1.39
2023	1.08	1.33
2024	1.09	1.33
2025	1.1	1.34
2026	1.11	1.34
2027	1.11	1.35
2028	1.12	1.35
2029	1.13	1.35
2030	1.13	1.35
2031	1.14	1.36
2032	1.15	1.36
2033	1.15	1.37
2034	1.16	1.37
2035	1.16	1.37
2036	1.17	1.38
2037	1.18	1.38
2038	1.18	1.38
2039	1.19	1.38
2040	1.19	1.39
2041	1.2	1.39
2042	1.21	1.39
2043	1.21	1.4
2044	1.22	1.4
2045	1.22	1.4
2046	1.23	1.4
2047	1.23	1.41
2048	1.24	1.41
2049	1.24	1.41
2050	1.25	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Andorra	Switzerland
1960	27%	24%
1961	27.4%	24%
1962	27.8%	24.1%
1963	28.2%	24.1%
1964	28.5%	24.1%
1965	28.8%	24.1%
1966	29.2%	24.2%
1967	29.9%	24.1%
1968	30.3%	24%
1969	30.4%	23.8%
1970	30.2%	23.8%
1971	29.8%	23.7%
1972	29.2%	23.5%
1973	28.5%	23.2%
1974	27.8%	22.8%
1975	27.1%	22.4%
1976	26.4%	22%
1977	25.7%	21.4%
1978	25%	20.9%
1979	24.3%	20.3%
1980	23.4%	19.7%
1981	22.3%	19.2%
1982	21.8%	18.8%
1983	21.7%	18.3%
1984	21.3%	18%
1985	20.5%	17.6%
1986	19.9%	17.4%
1987	19.5%	17.2%
1988	18.8%	17.1%
1989	18.3%	17%
1990	17.8%	17.1%
1991	17.1%	17.2%
1992	16.5%	17.3%
1993	16%	17.5%
1994	15.7%	17.6%
1995	15.7%	17.6%
1996	15.6%	17.7%
1997	15.4%	17.6%
1998	15.3%	17.6%
1999	15.3%	17.5%
2000	15.4%	17.4%
2001	15.3%	17.1%
2002	15.2%	16.8%
2003	15%	16.6%
2004	14.9%	16.4%
2005	14.9%	16.1%
2006	15%	15.9%
2007	14.7%	15.6%
2008	14.5%	15.4%
2009	14.5%	15.3%
2010	15%	15.2%
2011	15.5%	15.1%
2012	15.5%	15%
2013	15.5%	14.9%
2014	15.5%	14.9%
2015	15.3%	14.9%
2016	15.1%	14.9%
2017	14.8%	14.9%
2018	14.2%	15%
2019	13.7%	15%
2020	13.4%	15.1%
2021	13%	15.1%
2022	12.7%	15.1%
2023	12.2%	15%
2024	11.9%	15%
2025	11.6%	14.9%
2026	11.4%	14.8%
2027	11.1%	14.7%
2028	11%	14.6%
2029	10.8%	14.5%
2030	10.7%	14.3%
2031	10.6%	14.1%
2032	10.4%	14%
2033	10.4%	13.8%
2034	10.4%	13.6%
2035	10.4%	13.5%
2036	10.6%	13.3%
2037	10.6%	13.2%
2038	10.6%	13.1%
2039	10.5%	13%
2040	10.4%	12.9%
2041	10.3%	12.8%
2042	10.3%	12.8%
2043	10.2%	12.7%
2044	10.1%	12.8%
2045	10%	12.8%
2046	9.95%	12.8%
2047	9.87%	12.9%
2048	9.77%	12.9%
2049	9.68%	13%
2050	9.58%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 11.9% of the population in Andorra and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 17.8% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Andorra and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Andorra vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.15% in Andorra and +0.2% in Switzerland. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Andorra	Switzerland
1960	117	42,090
1961	134	48,365
1962	150	49,050
1963	171	52,956
1964	196	59,050
1965	215	56,222
1966	234	53,854
1967	250	52,128
1968	262	47,328
1969	276	44,182
1970	297	42,648
1971	326	38,523
1972	365	35,061
1973	385	30,906
1974	405	27,902
1975	392	22,820
1976	377	17,017
1977	372	16,959
1978	369	13,820
1979	374	14,477
1980	410	14,535
1981	423	13,979
1982	419	15,339
1983	386	12,837
1984	367	16,105
1985	365	14,882
1986	364	16,261
1987	371	15,708
1988	366	21,099
1989	383	19,941
1990	373	20,146
1991	405	23,800
1992	475	24,064
1993	472	21,509
1994	477	20,982
1995	479	19,010
1996	464	19,801
1997	463	17,722
1998	465	16,353
1999	469	16,431
2000	349	15,806
2001	337	10,845
2002	282	10,199
2003	220	8,807
2004	295	13,302
2005	343	11,899
2006	371	12,723
2007	342	13,592
2008	383	15,295
2009	346	15,487
2010	361	17,997
2011	352	18,990
2012	321	18,393
2013	234	17,797
2014	233	21,290
2015	250	19,050
2016	218	22,608
2017	177	20,284
2018	127	20,434
2019	109	18,008
2020	-113	9,502
2021	-12	18,279
2022	71	7,899
2023	63	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Andorra vs Switzerland

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Andorra, compared to 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Andorra	Switzerland
1985	21	15
1986	19	14
1987	19	14
1988	18	15
1989	20	14
1990	16	14
1991	18	14
1992	17	13
1993	16	13
1994	15	12
1995	15	12
1996	15	11
1997	13	10
1998	12	10
1999	12	9
2000	14	9
2001	14	8
2002	14	9
2003	13	8
2004	12	8
2005	13	8
2006	11	8
2007	12	7
2008	12	7
2009	11	7
2010	12	7
2011	11	7
2012	11	7
2013	9	7
2014	10	6
2015	10	6
2016	10	7
2017	11	6
2018	11	6
2019	11	6
2020	48	5
2021	18	4
2022	17	4
2023	11	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in Andorra and 0.39% in Switzerland. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Andorra	Switzerland
1960	-	2.65%
1961	-	2.6%
1962	-	2.53%
1963	-	2.45%
1964	-	2.36%
1965	-	2.26%
1966	-	2.16%
1967	-	2.07%
1968	-	1.99%
1969	-	1.92%
1970	-	1.84%
1971	-	1.76%
1972	-	1.67%
1973	-	1.57%
1974	-	1.48%
1975	-	1.38%
1976	-	1.29%
1977	-	1.21%
1978	-	1.14%
1979	-	1.09%
1980	-	1.04%
1981	-	1%
1982	-	0.97%
1983	-	0.94%
1984	-	0.92%
1985	1.72%	0.9%
1986	1.63%	0.89%
1987	1.54%	0.88%
1988	1.45%	0.86%
1989	1.37%	0.84%
1990	1.31%	0.82%
1991	1.23%	0.78%
1992	1.16%	0.75%
1993	1.1%	0.71%
1994	1.05%	0.67%
1995	0.99%	0.64%
1996	0.94%	0.62%
1997	0.89%	0.6%
1998	0.84%	0.58%
1999	0.8%	0.57%
2000	0.76%	0.56%
2001	0.72%	0.55%
2002	0.69%	0.54%
2003	0.66%	0.53%
2004	0.62%	0.52%
2005	0.6%	0.51%
2006	0.56%	0.49%
2007	0.54%	0.48%
2008	0.51%	0.47%
2009	0.48%	0.46%
2010	0.46%	0.46%
2011	0.44%	0.45%
2012	0.41%	0.44%
2013	0.39%	0.44%
2014	0.37%	0.43%
2015	0.35%	0.43%
2016	0.34%	0.42%
2017	0.32%	0.41%
2018	0.31%	0.41%
2019	0.3%	0.4%
2020	0.29%	0.4%
2021	0.28%	0.4%
2022	0.27%	0.4%
2023	0.26%	0.39%