Fertility & birth rates in Dominican Republic and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Dominican Republic vs Switzerland chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Dominican Republic was 2.24 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 the Dominican Republic 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
	Dominican Republic	Switzerland
1960	7.56	2.44
1961	7.49	2.52
1962	7.4	2.58
1963	7.3	2.65
1964	7.19	2.66
1965	7.05	2.59
1966	6.95	2.5
1967	6.76	2.39
1968	6.55	2.29
1969	6.37	2.19
1970	6.18	2.1
1971	6.01	2.04
1972	5.84	1.91
1973	5.67	1.81
1974	5.44	1.73
1975	5.24	1.61
1976	5.05	1.55
1977	4.84	1.53
1978	4.64	1.51
1979	4.47	1.52
1980	4.3	1.55
1981	4.15	1.55
1982	4.01	1.56
1983	3.95	1.52
1984	3.82	1.53
1985	3.69	1.52
1986	3.6	1.53
1987	3.53	1.52
1988	3.5	1.57
1989	3.48	1.56
1990	3.41	1.58
1991	3.35	1.58
1992	3.29	1.58
1993	3.23	1.51
1994	3.16	1.49
1995	3.1	1.48
1996	3.04	1.5
1997	2.92	1.48
1998	2.84	1.47
1999	2.85	1.48
2000	2.87	1.5
2001	2.83	1.38
2002	2.76	1.39
2003	2.7	1.39
2004	2.64	1.42
2005	2.57	1.42
2006	2.51	1.44
2007	2.51	1.46
2008	2.55	1.48
2009	2.57	1.5
2010	2.56	1.52
2011	2.53	1.52
2012	2.5	1.52
2013	2.47	1.52
2014	2.45	1.54
2015	2.43	1.54
2016	2.41	1.54
2017	2.4	1.52
2018	2.4	1.52
2019	2.37	1.48
2020	2.33	1.46
2021	2.29	1.52
2022	2.27	1.39
2023	2.24	1.33
2024	2.22	1.33
2025	2.19	1.34
2026	2.17	1.34
2027	2.15	1.35
2028	2.13	1.35
2029	2.11	1.35
2030	2.08	1.35
2031	2.07	1.36
2032	2.05	1.36
2033	2.03	1.37
2034	2.02	1.37
2035	2	1.37
2036	1.99	1.38
2037	1.98	1.38
2038	1.96	1.38
2039	1.95	1.38
2040	1.94	1.39
2041	1.93	1.39
2042	1.93	1.39
2043	1.92	1.4
2044	1.91	1.4
2045	1.9	1.4
2046	1.89	1.4
2047	1.89	1.41
2048	1.88	1.41
2049	1.87	1.41
2050	1.87	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Dominican Republic	Switzerland
1960	48.6%	24%
1961	48.9%	24%
1962	49.1%	24.1%
1963	49.2%	24.1%
1964	49.3%	24.1%
1965	49.4%	24.1%
1966	49.3%	24.2%
1967	49.2%	24.1%
1968	48.9%	24%
1969	48.6%	23.8%
1970	48.2%	23.8%
1971	47.7%	23.7%
1972	47.3%	23.5%
1973	46.8%	23.2%
1974	46.3%	22.8%
1975	45.8%	22.4%
1976	45.2%	22%
1977	44.7%	21.4%
1978	44.2%	20.9%
1979	43.7%	20.3%
1980	43.2%	19.7%
1981	42.7%	19.2%
1982	42.3%	18.8%
1983	41.8%	18.3%
1984	41.4%	18%
1985	41%	17.6%
1986	40.6%	17.4%
1987	40.2%	17.2%
1988	39.8%	17.1%
1989	39.4%	17%
1990	39.1%	17.1%
1991	38.7%	17.2%
1992	38.4%	17.3%
1993	38%	17.5%
1994	37.7%	17.6%
1995	37.3%	17.6%
1996	37%	17.7%
1997	36.6%	17.6%
1998	36.1%	17.6%
1999	35.7%	17.5%
2000	35.3%	17.4%
2001	35%	17.1%
2002	34.6%	16.8%
2003	34.2%	16.6%
2004	33.7%	16.4%
2005	33.2%	16.1%
2006	32.7%	15.9%
2007	32.2%	15.6%
2008	31.7%	15.4%
2009	31.3%	15.3%
2010	30.9%	15.2%
2011	30.5%	15.1%
2012	30.1%	15%
2013	29.8%	14.9%
2014	29.5%	14.9%
2015	29.2%	14.9%
2016	28.8%	14.9%
2017	28.5%	14.9%
2018	28.2%	15%
2019	27.9%	15%
2020	27.7%	15.1%
2021	27.4%	15.1%
2022	27.2%	15.1%
2023	26.9%	15%
2024	26.6%	15%
2025	26.2%	14.9%
2026	25.8%	14.8%
2027	25.4%	14.7%
2028	25.1%	14.6%
2029	24.7%	14.5%
2030	24.3%	14.3%
2031	24%	14.1%
2032	23.6%	14%
2033	23.3%	13.8%
2034	22.9%	13.6%
2035	22.6%	13.5%
2036	22.3%	13.3%
2037	22%	13.2%
2038	21.7%	13.1%
2039	21.5%	13%
2040	21.3%	12.9%
2041	21%	12.8%
2042	20.8%	12.8%
2043	20.6%	12.7%
2044	20.4%	12.8%
2045	20.3%	12.8%
2046	20.1%	12.8%
2047	19.9%	12.9%
2048	19.8%	12.9%
2049	19.6%	13%
2050	19.5%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 26.6% of the population in the Dominican Republic and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 39.1% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Dominican Republic and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Dominican Republic vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.34% in the Dominican Republic 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
	Dominican Republic	Switzerland
1960	117,346	42,090
1961	120,316	48,365
1962	122,977	49,050
1963	124,994	52,956
1964	127,504	59,050
1965	125,345	56,222
1966	132,096	53,854
1967	133,091	52,128
1968	133,666	47,328
1969	135,445	44,182
1970	137,835	42,648
1971	140,473	38,523
1972	143,255	35,061
1973	146,283	30,906
1974	147,652	27,902
1975	149,339	22,820
1976	151,201	17,017
1977	152,825	16,959
1978	154,043	13,820
1979	154,779	14,477
1980	157,697	14,535
1981	158,419	13,979
1982	159,597	15,339
1983	163,136	12,837
1984	164,263	16,105
1985	164,091	14,882
1986	165,674	16,261
1987	167,552	15,708
1988	171,291	21,099
1989	175,365	19,941
1990	176,748	20,146
1991	177,371	23,800
1992	177,481	24,064
1993	177,691	21,509
1994	176,882	20,982
1995	175,439	19,010
1996	174,008	19,801
1997	168,419	17,722
1998	164,287	16,353
1999	167,742	16,431
2000	171,684	15,806
2001	170,193	10,845
2002	166,740	10,199
2003	163,267	8,807
2004	158,789	13,302
2005	155,405	11,899
2006	151,122	12,723
2007	152,066	13,592
2008	156,664	15,295
2009	160,893	15,487
2010	162,072	17,997
2011	162,094	18,990
2012	160,915	18,393
2013	159,330	17,797
2014	157,260	21,290
2015	154,258	19,050
2016	151,550	22,608
2017	151,565	20,284
2018	150,852	20,434
2019	144,869	18,008
2020	137,417	9,502
2021	128,866	18,279
2022	138,767	7,899
2023	132,360	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Dominican Republic vs Switzerland

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 124 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Dominican Republic, compared to 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominican Republic	Switzerland
1985	249	15
1986	241	14
1987	231	14
1988	221	15
1989	213	14
1990	203	14
1991	193	14
1992	185	13
1993	176	13
1994	166	12
1995	152	12
1996	138	11
1997	122	10
1998	109	10
1999	92	9
2000	76	9
2001	68	8
2002	68	9
2003	71	8
2004	78	8
2005	83	8
2006	87	8
2007	90	7
2008	94	7
2009	96	7
2010	92	7
2011	91	7
2012	89	7
2013	91	7
2014	95	6
2015	102	6
2016	106	7
2017	104	6
2018	107	6
2019	118	6
2020	121	5
2021	153	4
2022	124	4
2023	124	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.14% in the Dominican Republic 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
	Dominican Republic	Switzerland
1960	14.8%	2.65%
1961	14.6%	2.6%
1962	14.5%	2.53%
1963	14.3%	2.45%
1964	14.1%	2.36%
1965	13.8%	2.26%
1966	13.5%	2.16%
1967	13.3%	2.07%
1968	13%	1.99%
1969	12.7%	1.92%
1970	12.4%	1.84%
1971	12%	1.76%
1972	11.7%	1.67%
1973	11.3%	1.57%
1974	10.9%	1.48%
1975	10.5%	1.38%
1976	10.1%	1.29%
1977	9.71%	1.21%
1978	9.35%	1.14%
1979	9.01%	1.09%
1980	8.68%	1.04%
1981	8.36%	1%
1982	8.05%	0.97%
1983	7.76%	0.94%
1984	7.48%	0.92%
1985	7.21%	0.9%
1986	6.94%	0.89%
1987	6.69%	0.88%
1988	6.44%	0.86%
1989	6.19%	0.84%
1990	5.95%	0.82%
1991	5.7%	0.78%
1992	5.46%	0.75%
1993	5.22%	0.71%
1994	5%	0.67%
1995	4.78%	0.64%
1996	4.58%	0.62%
1997	4.4%	0.6%
1998	4.24%	0.58%
1999	4.1%	0.57%
2000	3.98%	0.56%
2001	3.88%	0.55%
2002	3.8%	0.54%
2003	3.73%	0.53%
2004	3.67%	0.52%
2005	3.62%	0.51%
2006	3.59%	0.49%
2007	3.56%	0.48%
2008	3.54%	0.47%
2009	3.52%	0.46%
2010	3.51%	0.46%
2011	3.5%	0.45%
2012	3.49%	0.44%
2013	3.5%	0.44%
2014	3.5%	0.43%
2015	3.5%	0.43%
2016	3.5%	0.42%
2017	3.5%	0.41%
2018	3.47%	0.41%
2019	3.43%	0.4%
2020	3.38%	0.4%
2021	3.31%	0.4%
2022	3.22%	0.4%
2023	3.14%	0.39%