Fertility & birth rates in Chad and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Chad vs Switzerland chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Chad was 6.12 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 Chad 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
	Chad	Switzerland
1960	6.25	2.44
1961	6.27	2.52
1962	6.29	2.58
1963	6.3	2.65
1964	6.32	2.66
1965	6.34	2.59
1966	6.36	2.5
1967	6.39	2.39
1968	6.43	2.29
1969	6.48	2.19
1970	6.53	2.1
1971	6.58	2.04
1972	6.85	1.91
1973	6.87	1.81
1974	6.86	1.73
1975	6.88	1.61
1976	6.89	1.55
1977	6.9	1.53
1978	6.89	1.51
1979	6.91	1.52
1980	6.91	1.55
1981	6.94	1.55
1982	6.96	1.56
1983	6.98	1.52
1984	7.02	1.53
1985	7.04	1.52
1986	7.07	1.53
1987	7.11	1.52
1988	7.15	1.57
1989	7.19	1.56
1990	7.22	1.58
1991	7.26	1.58
1992	7.3	1.58
1993	7.34	1.51
1994	7.31	1.49
1995	7.29	1.48
1996	7.29	1.5
1997	7.27	1.48
1998	7.27	1.47
1999	7.26	1.48
2000	7.25	1.5
2001	7.23	1.38
2002	7.2	1.39
2003	7.18	1.39
2004	7.16	1.42
2005	7.13	1.42
2006	7.12	1.44
2007	7.09	1.46
2008	7.06	1.48
2009	7.02	1.5
2010	6.99	1.52
2011	6.95	1.52
2012	6.91	1.52
2013	6.84	1.52
2014	6.78	1.54
2015	6.71	1.54
2016	6.62	1.54
2017	6.54	1.52
2018	6.46	1.52
2019	6.41	1.48
2020	6.35	1.46
2021	6.26	1.52
2022	6.22	1.39
2023	6.12	1.33
2024	6.03	1.33
2025	5.94	1.34
2026	5.83	1.34
2027	5.74	1.35
2028	5.63	1.35
2029	5.54	1.35
2030	5.44	1.35
2031	5.36	1.36
2032	5.25	1.36
2033	5.15	1.37
2034	5.06	1.37
2035	4.97	1.37
2036	4.88	1.38
2037	4.8	1.38
2038	4.72	1.38
2039	4.63	1.38
2040	4.55	1.39
2041	4.47	1.39
2042	4.39	1.39
2043	4.32	1.4
2044	4.24	1.4
2045	4.17	1.4
2046	4.1	1.4
2047	4.04	1.41
2048	3.97	1.41
2049	3.91	1.41
2050	3.85	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Chad	Switzerland
1960	41%	24%
1961	41.2%	24%
1962	41.5%	24.1%
1963	41.7%	24.1%
1964	41.9%	24.1%
1965	42%	24.1%
1966	42.1%	24.2%
1967	42.2%	24.1%
1968	42.4%	24%
1969	42.5%	23.8%
1970	42.7%	23.8%
1971	43%	23.7%
1972	43.2%	23.5%
1973	43.5%	23.2%
1974	43.9%	22.8%
1975	44.2%	22.4%
1976	44.6%	22%
1977	45%	21.4%
1978	45.4%	20.9%
1979	45.7%	20.3%
1980	46.6%	19.7%
1981	47.5%	19.2%
1982	46.6%	18.8%
1983	45.8%	18.3%
1984	46.5%	18%
1985	47.3%	17.6%
1986	47.2%	17.4%
1987	47%	17.2%
1988	46.8%	17.1%
1989	46.8%	17%
1990	47.1%	17.1%
1991	47.1%	17.2%
1992	46.9%	17.3%
1993	47.5%	17.5%
1994	48.2%	17.6%
1995	47.9%	17.6%
1996	47.8%	17.7%
1997	48.2%	17.6%
1998	48.5%	17.6%
1999	48.6%	17.5%
2000	48.8%	17.4%
2001	49%	17.1%
2002	49.1%	16.8%
2003	49%	16.6%
2004	48.7%	16.4%
2005	48.6%	16.1%
2006	48.6%	15.9%
2007	48.7%	15.6%
2008	48.7%	15.4%
2009	48.7%	15.3%
2010	48.8%	15.2%
2011	48.7%	15.1%
2012	48.7%	15%
2013	48.6%	14.9%
2014	48.5%	14.9%
2015	48.5%	14.9%
2016	48.5%	14.9%
2017	48.4%	14.9%
2018	48.2%	15%
2019	48.1%	15%
2020	48%	15.1%
2021	47.7%	15.1%
2022	47.4%	15.1%
2023	46.7%	15%
2024	46.1%	15%
2025	46%	14.9%
2026	46%	14.8%
2027	45.9%	14.7%
2028	45.8%	14.6%
2029	45.6%	14.5%
2030	45.4%	14.3%
2031	45.1%	14.1%
2032	44.9%	14%
2033	44.6%	13.8%
2034	44.3%	13.6%
2035	44%	13.5%
2036	43.7%	13.3%
2037	43.3%	13.2%
2038	42.9%	13.1%
2039	42.4%	13%
2040	41.9%	12.9%
2041	41.4%	12.8%
2042	40.9%	12.8%
2043	40.5%	12.7%
2044	40%	12.8%
2045	39.6%	12.8%
2046	39.2%	12.8%
2047	38.8%	12.9%
2048	38.4%	12.9%
2049	38.1%	13%
2050	37.7%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46.1% of the population in Chad and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 47.1% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Chad and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Chad vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.18% in Chad 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
	Chad	Switzerland
1960	62,003	42,090
1961	63,639	48,365
1962	65,312	49,050
1963	67,414	52,956
1964	69,483	59,050
1965	70,913	56,222
1966	73,123	53,854
1967	76,142	52,128
1968	79,465	47,328
1969	83,413	44,182
1970	87,660	42,648
1971	89,404	38,523
1972	101,142	35,061
1973	104,418	30,906
1974	106,898	27,902
1975	109,315	22,820
1976	111,324	17,017
1977	113,498	16,959
1978	115,084	13,820
1979	117,780	14,477
1980	122,468	14,535
1981	111,907	13,979
1982	119,121	15,339
1983	144,684	12,837
1984	151,511	16,105
1985	145,845	14,882
1986	152,360	16,261
1987	156,797	15,708
1988	178,489	21,099
1989	188,485	19,941
1990	191,959	20,146
1991	200,102	23,800
1992	219,348	24,064
1993	229,984	21,509
1994	223,996	20,982
1995	234,010	19,010
1996	254,589	19,801
1997	261,030	17,722
1998	270,055	16,353
1999	278,264	16,431
2000	287,173	15,806
2001	297,254	10,845
2002	302,995	10,199
2003	314,740	8,807
2004	334,136	13,302
2005	352,302	11,899
2006	362,027	12,723
2007	376,732	13,592
2008	387,439	15,295
2009	401,937	15,487
2010	416,177	17,997
2011	428,989	18,990
2012	444,246	18,393
2013	454,517	17,797
2014	467,957	21,290
2015	478,010	19,050
2016	483,442	22,608
2017	494,304	20,284
2018	509,642	20,434
2019	530,540	18,008
2020	541,234	9,502
2021	554,851	18,279
2022	588,060	7,899
2023	605,924	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Chad vs Switzerland

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 748 deaths per 100,000 live births in Chad, compared to 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Chad	Switzerland
1985	1,119	15
1986	1,068	14
1987	1,123	14
1988	1,093	15
1989	1,083	14
1990	1,113	14
1991	1,093	14
1992	1,119	13
1993	1,166	13
1994	1,151	12
1995	1,119	12
1996	1,150	11
1997	1,146	10
1998	1,177	10
1999	1,184	9
2000	1,208	9
2001	1,204	8
2002	1,199	9
2003	1,170	8
2004	1,167	8
2005	1,189	8
2006	1,220	8
2007	1,240	7
2008	1,264	7
2009	1,285	7
2010	1,284	7
2011	1,264	7
2012	1,245	7
2013	1,216	7
2014	1,198	6
2015	1,176	6
2016	1,133	7
2017	1,085	6
2018	1,020	6
2019	958	6
2020	877	5
2021	869	4
2022	775	4
2023	748	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 10.1% in Chad 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
	Chad	Switzerland
1960	26.7%	2.65%
1961	26.6%	2.6%
1962	26.5%	2.53%
1963	26.4%	2.45%
1964	26.3%	2.36%
1965	26.1%	2.26%
1966	26%	2.16%
1967	25.9%	2.07%
1968	25.7%	1.99%
1969	25.6%	1.92%
1970	25.4%	1.84%
1971	25.3%	1.76%
1972	25.2%	1.67%
1973	25%	1.57%
1974	24.8%	1.48%
1975	24.7%	1.38%
1976	24.6%	1.29%
1977	24.4%	1.21%
1978	24.2%	1.14%
1979	24.1%	1.09%
1980	23.8%	1.04%
1981	23.6%	1%
1982	23.4%	0.97%
1983	23.2%	0.94%
1984	22.9%	0.92%
1985	22.6%	0.9%
1986	22.3%	0.89%
1987	22%	0.88%
1988	21.8%	0.86%
1989	21.5%	0.84%
1990	21.2%	0.82%
1991	20.9%	0.78%
1992	20.6%	0.75%
1993	20.3%	0.71%
1994	20.1%	0.67%
1995	19.8%	0.64%
1996	19.6%	0.62%
1997	19.3%	0.6%
1998	19%	0.58%
1999	18.7%	0.57%
2000	18.4%	0.56%
2001	18%	0.55%
2002	17.7%	0.54%
2003	17.3%	0.53%
2004	17%	0.52%
2005	16.7%	0.51%
2006	16.3%	0.49%
2007	15.9%	0.48%
2008	15.5%	0.47%
2009	15.2%	0.46%
2010	14.8%	0.46%
2011	14.4%	0.45%
2012	14%	0.44%
2013	13.7%	0.44%
2014	13.3%	0.43%
2015	12.9%	0.43%
2016	12.6%	0.42%
2017	12.2%	0.41%
2018	11.8%	0.41%
2019	11.5%	0.4%
2020	11.1%	0.4%
2021	10.8%	0.4%
2022	10.4%	0.4%
2023	10.1%	0.39%