Fertility & birth rates in Dominica and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Dominica vs Switzerland by year

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Dominica

Switzerland

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Year	Fertility rate
	Dominica	Switzerland
2023	1.48	1.33
2022	1.48	1.39
2021	1.48	1.52
2020	1.5	1.46
2019	1.5	1.48
2018	1.52	1.52
2017	1.54	1.52
2016	1.58	1.54
2015	1.65	1.54
2014	1.71	1.54
2013	1.78	1.52
2012	1.83	1.52
2011	1.86	1.52
2010	1.89	1.52
2009	1.92	1.5
2008	1.97	1.48
2007	2.02	1.46
2006	2.07	1.44
2005	2	1.42
2004	2.02	1.42
2003	2.08	1.39
2002	2.16	1.39
2001	2.4	1.38
2000	2.35	1.5
1999	2.46	1.48
1998	2.32	1.47
1997	2.41	1.48
1996	2.55	1.5
1995	2.71	1.48
1994	2.96	1.49
1993	3.2	1.51
1992	3.18	1.58
1991	3.15	1.58
1990	3.09	1.58
1989	3.06	1.56
1988	3.06	1.57
1987	3.06	1.52
1986	3.08	1.53
1985	3.12	1.52
1984	3.15	1.53
1983	3.18	1.52
1982	3.17	1.56
1981	3.11	1.55
1980	3.04	1.55
1979	2.96	1.52
1978	2.96	1.51
1977	3.02	1.53
1976	3.19	1.55
1975	3.46	1.61
1974	3.84	1.73
1973	4.28	1.81
1972	4.67	1.91
1971	4.99	2.04
1970	5.22	2.1
1969	5.41	2.19
1968	5.59	2.29
1967	5.74	2.39
1966	5.86	2.5
1965	5.95	2.59
1964	6.03	2.66
1963	6.08	2.65
1962	6.12	2.58
1961	6.16	2.52
1960	6.18	2.44

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Dominica was 1.48 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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Natural population change by year

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Dominica

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Year	Natural population change
	Dominica	Switzerland
2023	-111	8,000
2022	-118	7,899
2021	-205	18,279
2020	-88	9,502
2019	-75	18,008
2018	-60	20,434
2017	-124	20,284
2016	177	22,608
2015	157	19,050
2014	257	21,290
2013	110	17,797
2012	167	18,393
2011	121	18,990
2010	171	17,997
2009	220	15,487
2008	272	15,295
2007	319	13,592
2006	364	12,723
2005	339	11,899
2004	360	13,302
2003	387	8,807
2002	429	10,199
2001	556	10,845
2000	561	15,806
1999	647	16,431
1998	595	16,353
1997	662	17,722
1996	753	19,801
1995	853	19,010
1994	1,002	20,982
1993	1,130	21,509
1992	1,111	24,064
1991	1,103	23,800
1990	1,138	20,146
1989	1,178	19,941
1988	1,222	21,099
1987	1,256	15,708
1986	1,285	16,261
1985	1,302	14,882
1984	1,308	16,105
1983	1,301	12,837
1982	1,250	15,339
1981	1,169	13,979
1980	1,090	14,535
1979	981	14,477
1978	991	13,820
1977	996	16,959
1976	1,050	17,017
1975	1,142	22,820
1974	1,267	27,902
1973	1,400	30,906
1972	1,497	35,061
1971	1,549	38,523
1970	1,574	42,648
1969	1,628	44,182
1968	1,673	47,328
1967	1,716	52,128
1966	1,752	53,854
1965	1,778	56,222
1964	1,792	59,050
1963	1,796	52,956
1962	1,786	49,050
1961	1,762	48,365
1960	1,720	42,090

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.17% in Dominica and +0.09% in Switzerland.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.03% in Dominica and +0.2% in Switzerland.

Birth rate in Dominica vs Switzerland by year

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Dominica

Switzerland

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Dominica	Switzerland
2023	11.1	9
2022	11.1	9.4
2021	11.3	10.3
2020	11.4	9.9
2019	11.5	10
2018	11.6	10.3
2017	11.8	10.3
2016	12.9	10.5
2015	13.1	10.5
2014	13.7	10.4
2013	13.3	10.2
2012	13.9	10.3
2011	13.7	10.2
2010	14	10.3
2009	14.3	10.1
2008	14.7	10
2007	15.1	9.9
2006	15.5	9.8
2005	15	9.8
2004	15.2	9.9
2003	15.6	9.8
2002	16.2	9.9
2001	18	10
2000	17.9	10.9
1999	19	11
1998	18.2	11.1
1997	19.1	11.4
1996	20.4	11.7
1995	21.9	11.7
1994	24.1	11.9
1993	26.2	12.1
1992	26	12.6
1991	25.9	12.7
1990	26	12.5
1989	26	12.2
1988	26.1	12.2
1987	26	11.7
1986	26	11.7
1985	25.8	11.5
1984	25.7	11.6
1983	25.3	11.5
1982	24.5	11.7
1981	23.3	11.6
1980	22.1	11.7
1979	21.2	11.4
1978	20.8	11.4
1977	21	11.6
1976	21.9	11.8
1975	23.4	12.4
1974	25.5	13.3
1973	27.7	13.9
1972	29.6	14.6
1971	31	15.5
1970	31.9	16.1
1969	33.3	16.7
1968	34.6	17.3
1967	36	17.9
1966	37.2	18.5
1965	38.4	19.1
1964	39.5	19.5
1963	40.4	19.3
1962	41.2	18.7
1961	41.8	18.3
1960	42.2	17.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.1 in Dominica and 9 in Switzerland, compared with 42.2 and 17.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Dominica

Factual

UN forecast

Switzerland

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Dominica	Switzerland
2100	13.1%	13.4%
2099	13.1%	13.4%
2098	13.2%	13.5%
2097	13.2%	13.5%
2096	13.2%	13.5%
2095	13.2%	13.6%
2094	13.3%	13.6%
2093	13.3%	13.6%
2092	13.3%	13.6%
2091	13.4%	13.7%
2090	13.4%	13.7%
2089	13.4%	13.6%
2088	13.5%	13.6%
2087	13.5%	13.6%
2086	13.5%	13.6%
2085	13.6%	13.5%
2084	13.6%	13.5%
2083	13.6%	13.5%
2082	13.6%	13.4%
2081	13.6%	13.4%
2080	13.6%	13.3%
2079	13.7%	13.3%
2078	13.7%	13.2%
2077	13.7%	13.2%
2076	13.7%	13.2%
2075	13.7%	13.2%
2074	13.7%	13.2%
2073	13.7%	13.2%
2072	13.7%	13.2%
2071	13.7%	13.2%
2070	13.7%	13.3%
2069	13.7%	13.3%
2068	13.8%	13.3%
2067	13.8%	13.4%
2066	13.8%	13.4%
2065	13.9%	13.5%
2064	14%	13.5%
2063	14%	13.5%
2062	14.1%	13.6%
2061	14.2%	13.6%
2060	14.3%	13.6%
2059	14.3%	13.6%
2058	14.4%	13.6%
2057	14.5%	13.5%
2056	14.6%	13.5%
2055	14.7%	13.4%
2054	14.7%	13.4%
2053	14.8%	13.3%
2052	14.9%	13.2%
2051	14.9%	13.1%
2050	14.9%	13.1%
2049	15%	13%
2048	15%	12.9%
2047	15.1%	12.8%
2046	15.1%	12.8%
2045	15.1%	12.8%
2044	15.1%	12.7%
2043	15.1%	12.8%
2042	15.2%	12.8%
2041	15.2%	12.8%
2040	15.2%	12.9%
2039	15.3%	13%
2038	15.3%	13.1%
2037	15.4%	13.2%
2036	15.5%	13.4%
2035	15.6%	13.6%
2034	15.7%	13.7%
2033	15.8%	13.9%
2032	15.9%	14.1%
2031	16.2%	14.2%
2030	16.4%	14.4%
2029	16.7%	14.5%
2028	16.9%	14.7%
2027	17.3%	14.8%
2026	17.5%	14.8%
2025	17.7%	14.9%
2024	17.9%	15%
2023	18.1%	15%
2022	18.3%	15.1%
2021	18.5%	15.1%
2020	18.8%	15.1%
2019	19.2%	15%
2018	19.5%	15%
2017	19.9%	14.9%
2016	20.8%	14.9%
2015	21.7%	14.9%
2014	22.3%	14.9%
2013	22.5%	14.9%
2012	22.6%	15%
2011	23.1%	15.1%
2010	23.5%	15.2%
2009	24.1%	15.3%
2008	24.7%	15.4%
2007	25.5%	15.6%
2006	26.2%	15.9%
2005	26.8%	16.1%
2004	27.4%	16.4%
2003	28%	16.6%
2002	28.7%	16.8%
2001	29.3%	17.1%
2000	30%	17.4%
1999	30.6%	17.5%
1998	31.1%	17.6%
1997	31.5%	17.6%
1996	31.9%	17.7%
1995	32.3%	17.6%
1994	32.6%	17.6%
1993	32.8%	17.5%
1992	33%	17.3%
1991	33.2%	17.2%
1990	33.1%	17.1%
1989	33.1%	17%
1988	33.2%	17.1%
1987	33.6%	17.2%
1986	34.2%	17.4%
1985	34.9%	17.6%
1984	35.8%	18%
1983	36.9%	18.3%
1982	38.2%	18.8%
1981	39.6%	19.2%
1980	40.7%	19.7%
1979	41.7%	20.3%
1978	42.5%	20.9%
1977	43.3%	21.4%
1976	44.1%	22%
1975	44.9%	22.4%
1974	45.7%	22.8%
1973	46.5%	23.2%
1972	47.3%	23.5%
1971	48.1%	23.7%
1970	48.7%	23.8%
1969	48.7%	23.8%
1968	48.1%	24%
1967	47.5%	24.1%
1966	46.9%	24.2%
1965	46.4%	24.1%
1964	46%	24.1%
1963	45.6%	24.1%
1962	45.3%	24.1%
1961	45%	24%
1960	44.7%	24%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in Dominica and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 33.1% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Dominica and Switzerland compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Dominica vs Switzerland

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Dominica

Switzerland

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominica	Switzerland
2023	36	5
2022	44	4
2021	110	4
2020	47	5
2019	41	6
2018	43	6
2017	44	6
2016	48	7
2015	63	6
2014	53	6
2013	50	7
2012	51	7
2011	49	7
2010	50	7
2009	50	7
2008	53	7
2007	53	7
2006	54	8
2005	54	8
2004	54	8
2003	55	8
2002	56	9
2001	58	8
2000	61	9
1999	64	9
1998	64	10
1997	67	10
1996	71	11
1995	73	12
1994	77	12
1993	79	13
1992	80	13
1991	81	14
1990	77	14
1989	69	14
1988	68	15
1987	63	14
1986	63	14
1985	61	15

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Dominica, compared to 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Under-five mortality rates

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Dominica

Switzerland

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Dominica	Switzerland
2023	3.55%	0.39%
2022	3.51%	0.4%
2021	3.45%	0.4%
2020	3.38%	0.4%
2019	3.3%	0.4%
2018	3.21%	0.41%
2017	3.12%	0.41%
2016	3.02%	0.42%
2015	2.93%	0.43%
2014	2.83%	0.43%
2013	2.74%	0.44%
2012	2.66%	0.44%
2011	2.57%	0.45%
2010	2.5%	0.46%
2009	2.42%	0.46%
2008	2.35%	0.47%
2007	2.28%	0.48%
2006	2.22%	0.49%
2005	2.16%	0.51%
2004	2.11%	0.52%
2003	2.06%	0.53%
2002	2.01%	0.54%
2001	1.97%	0.55%
2000	1.94%	0.56%
1999	1.91%	0.57%
1998	1.88%	0.58%
1997	1.86%	0.6%
1996	1.84%	0.62%
1995	1.83%	0.64%
1994	1.82%	0.67%
1993	1.82%	0.71%
1992	1.82%	0.75%
1991	1.84%	0.78%
1990	1.85%	0.82%
1989	1.88%	0.84%
1988	1.91%	0.86%
1987	1.95%	0.88%
1986	2%	0.89%
1985	2.06%	0.9%
1984	2.14%	0.92%
1983	2.22%	0.94%
1982	2.33%	0.97%
1981	2.45%	1%
1980	2.58%	1.04%
1979	2.74%	1.09%
1978	2.92%	1.14%
1977	3.12%	1.21%
1976	3.35%	1.29%
1975	3.61%	1.38%
1974	3.91%	1.48%
1973	4.24%	1.57%
1972	4.61%	1.67%
1971	5.02%	1.76%
1970	5.48%	1.84%
1969	5.98%	1.92%
1968	6.54%	1.99%
1967	7.16%	2.07%
1966	7.84%	2.16%
1965	8.59%	2.26%
1964	9.41%	2.36%
1963	10.3%	2.45%
1962	11.3%	2.53%
1961	12.4%	2.6%
1960	13.6%	2.65%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.55% in Dominica and 0.39% in Switzerland. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.