Fertility & birth rates in Brazil and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Brazil vs Switzerland chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Brazil was 1.62 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.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Brazil	Switzerland
1960	6.05	2.44
1961	6.02	2.52
1962	5.98	2.58
1963	5.93	2.65
1964	5.82	2.66
1965	5.68	2.59
1966	5.52	2.5
1967	5.34	2.39
1968	5.17	2.29
1969	5.04	2.19
1970	4.93	2.1
1971	4.84	2.04
1972	4.74	1.91
1973	4.64	1.81
1974	4.5	1.73
1975	4.42	1.61
1976	4.34	1.55
1977	4.27	1.53
1978	4.2	1.51
1979	4.12	1.52
1980	4.04	1.55
1981	3.94	1.55
1982	3.84	1.56
1983	3.72	1.52
1984	3.6	1.53
1985	3.48	1.52
1986	3.36	1.53
1987	3.23	1.52
1988	3.11	1.57
1989	3.01	1.56
1990	2.9	1.58
1991	2.81	1.58
1992	2.71	1.58
1993	2.66	1.51
1994	2.6	1.49
1995	2.57	1.48
1996	2.51	1.5
1997	2.47	1.48
1998	2.42	1.47
1999	2.34	1.48
2000	2.25	1.5
2001	2.16	1.38
2002	2.08	1.39
2003	2.01	1.39
2004	1.97	1.42
2005	1.94	1.42
2006	1.9	1.44
2007	1.85	1.46
2008	1.82	1.48
2009	1.8	1.5
2010	1.79	1.52
2011	1.78	1.52
2012	1.77	1.52
2013	1.76	1.52
2014	1.78	1.54
2015	1.78	1.54
2016	1.73	1.54
2017	1.74	1.52
2018	1.74	1.52
2019	1.71	1.48
2020	1.65	1.46
2021	1.64	1.52
2022	1.63	1.39
2023	1.62	1.33
2024	1.61	1.33
2025	1.6	1.34
2026	1.59	1.34
2027	1.58	1.35
2028	1.58	1.35
2029	1.58	1.35
2030	1.58	1.35
2031	1.57	1.36
2032	1.57	1.36
2033	1.57	1.37
2034	1.57	1.37
2035	1.57	1.37
2036	1.57	1.38
2037	1.57	1.38
2038	1.57	1.38
2039	1.57	1.38
2040	1.57	1.39
2041	1.57	1.39
2042	1.57	1.39
2043	1.57	1.4
2044	1.57	1.4
2045	1.57	1.4
2046	1.57	1.4
2047	1.56	1.41
2048	1.56	1.41
2049	1.56	1.41
2050	1.56	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Brazil	Switzerland
1960	44.2%	24%
1961	44.3%	24%
1962	44.4%	24.1%
1963	44.5%	24.1%
1964	44.4%	24.1%
1965	44.2%	24.1%
1966	44%	24.2%
1967	43.8%	24.1%
1968	43.4%	24%
1969	43%	23.8%
1970	42.7%	23.8%
1971	42.2%	23.7%
1972	41.8%	23.5%
1973	41.4%	23.2%
1974	40.9%	22.8%
1975	40.5%	22.4%
1976	40%	22%
1977	39.6%	21.4%
1978	39.1%	20.9%
1979	38.8%	20.3%
1980	38.4%	19.7%
1981	38.1%	19.2%
1982	37.9%	18.8%
1983	37.7%	18.3%
1984	37.4%	18%
1985	37.2%	17.6%
1986	36.9%	17.4%
1987	36.6%	17.2%
1988	36.3%	17.1%
1989	35.9%	17%
1990	35.5%	17.1%
1991	35%	17.2%
1992	34.5%	17.3%
1993	34%	17.5%
1994	33.4%	17.6%
1995	32.8%	17.6%
1996	32.2%	17.7%
1997	31.6%	17.6%
1998	31%	17.6%
1999	30.5%	17.5%
2000	29.9%	17.4%
2001	29.3%	17.1%
2002	28.7%	16.8%
2003	28.2%	16.6%
2004	27.6%	16.4%
2005	27.1%	16.1%
2006	26.6%	15.9%
2007	26.1%	15.6%
2008	25.7%	15.4%
2009	25.2%	15.3%
2010	24.7%	15.2%
2011	24.2%	15.1%
2012	23.7%	15%
2013	23.3%	14.9%
2014	22.8%	14.9%
2015	22.4%	14.9%
2016	22%	14.9%
2017	21.7%	14.9%
2018	21.4%	15%
2019	21.1%	15%
2020	20.8%	15.1%
2021	20.5%	15.1%
2022	20.2%	15.1%
2023	19.9%	15%
2024	19.7%	15%
2025	19.4%	14.9%
2026	19.1%	14.8%
2027	18.8%	14.7%
2028	18.5%	14.6%
2029	18.2%	14.5%
2030	17.9%	14.3%
2031	17.7%	14.1%
2032	17.4%	14%
2033	17.1%	13.8%
2034	16.9%	13.6%
2035	16.6%	13.5%
2036	16.4%	13.3%
2037	16.2%	13.2%
2038	16.1%	13.1%
2039	15.9%	13%
2040	15.8%	12.9%
2041	15.6%	12.8%
2042	15.5%	12.8%
2043	15.4%	12.7%
2044	15.3%	12.8%
2045	15.2%	12.8%
2046	15.1%	12.8%
2047	15%	12.9%
2048	14.9%	12.9%
2049	14.8%	13%
2050	14.6%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.7% of the population in Brazil and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 35.5% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Brazil and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Brazil vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.68% in Brazil 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
	Brazil	Switzerland
1960	2,190,392	42,090
1961	2,240,178	48,365
1962	2,286,666	49,050
1963	2,326,400	52,956
1964	2,338,478	59,050
1965	2,336,415	56,222
1966	2,325,332	53,854
1967	2,307,560	52,128
1968	2,301,561	47,328
1969	2,324,190	44,182
1970	2,362,073	42,648
1971	2,407,319	38,523
1972	2,454,698	35,061
1973	2,501,309	30,906
1974	2,524,254	27,902
1975	2,585,130	22,820
1976	2,648,647	17,017
1977	2,715,328	16,959
1978	2,778,815	13,820
1979	2,836,759	14,477
1980	2,887,768	14,535
1981	2,928,262	13,979
1982	2,948,552	15,339
1983	2,952,335	12,837
1984	2,931,496	16,105
1985	2,912,908	14,882
1986	2,880,440	16,261
1987	2,825,485	15,708
1988	2,768,082	21,099
1989	2,717,923	19,941
1990	2,652,959	20,146
1991	2,606,167	23,800
1992	2,547,698	24,064
1993	2,545,874	21,509
1994	2,532,951	20,982
1995	2,546,195	19,010
1996	2,530,690	19,801
1997	2,531,758	17,722
1998	2,514,728	16,353
1999	2,450,869	16,431
2000	2,372,043	15,806
2001	2,291,210	10,845
2002	2,207,017	10,199
2003	2,128,819	8,807
2004	2,108,072	13,302
2005	2,083,281	11,899
2006	2,026,119	12,723
2007	1,970,372	13,592
2008	1,908,051	15,295
2009	1,878,542	15,487
2010	1,847,336	17,997
2011	1,815,758	18,990
2012	1,782,516	18,393
2013	1,758,716	17,797
2014	1,757,948	21,290
2015	1,742,275	19,050
2016	1,609,488	22,608
2017	1,610,402	20,284
2018	1,583,935	20,434
2019	1,472,104	18,008
2020	1,146,174	9,502
2021	919,507	18,279
2022	1,054,897	7,899
2023	1,107,434	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Brazil vs Switzerland

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brazil, compared to 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Brazil	Switzerland
1985	186	15
1986	176	14
1987	167	14
1988	161	15
1989	150	14
1990	140	14
1991	128	14
1992	118	13
1993	113	13
1994	108	12
1995	103	12
1996	98	11
1997	92	10
1998	84	10
1999	75	9
2000	69	9
2001	66	8
2002	66	9
2003	67	8
2004	70	8
2005	71	8
2006	72	8
2007	73	7
2008	71	7
2009	69	7
2010	66	7
2011	62	7
2012	60	7
2013	61	7
2014	63	6
2015	63	6
2016	64	7
2017	61	6
2018	62	6
2019	65	6
2020	85	5
2021	128	4
2022	104	4
2023	67	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.44% in Brazil 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
	Brazil	Switzerland
1960	16.9%	2.65%
1961	16.5%	2.6%
1962	16%	2.53%
1963	15.6%	2.45%
1964	15.2%	2.36%
1965	14.9%	2.26%
1966	14.5%	2.16%
1967	14.2%	2.07%
1968	13.9%	1.99%
1969	13.6%	1.92%
1970	13.2%	1.84%
1971	12.9%	1.76%
1972	12.6%	1.67%
1973	12.2%	1.57%
1974	11.9%	1.48%
1975	11.6%	1.38%
1976	11.2%	1.29%
1977	10.8%	1.21%
1978	10.4%	1.14%
1979	10%	1.09%
1980	9.57%	1.04%
1981	9.14%	1%
1982	8.73%	0.97%
1983	8.34%	0.94%
1984	7.98%	0.92%
1985	7.67%	0.9%
1986	7.38%	0.89%
1987	7.11%	0.88%
1988	6.84%	0.86%
1989	6.58%	0.84%
1990	6.31%	0.82%
1991	6.02%	0.78%
1992	5.72%	0.75%
1993	5.41%	0.71%
1994	5.09%	0.67%
1995	4.77%	0.64%
1996	4.47%	0.62%
1997	4.19%	0.6%
1998	3.93%	0.58%
1999	3.68%	0.57%
2000	3.45%	0.56%
2001	3.22%	0.55%
2002	3.01%	0.54%
2003	2.81%	0.53%
2004	2.63%	0.52%
2005	2.46%	0.51%
2006	2.31%	0.49%
2007	2.17%	0.48%
2008	2.05%	0.47%
2009	1.95%	0.46%
2010	1.86%	0.46%
2011	1.79%	0.45%
2012	1.72%	0.44%
2013	1.67%	0.44%
2014	1.63%	0.43%
2015	1.6%	0.43%
2016	1.68%	0.42%
2017	1.54%	0.41%
2018	1.52%	0.41%
2019	1.5%	0.4%
2020	1.49%	0.4%
2021	1.47%	0.4%
2022	1.46%	0.4%
2023	1.44%	0.39%