Fertility & birth rates in Ghana and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Ghana vs Switzerland chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Ghana was 3.4 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 Ghana 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
	Ghana	Switzerland
1960	6.89	2.44
1961	6.91	2.52
1962	6.94	2.58
1963	6.94	2.65
1964	6.9	2.66
1965	6.88	2.59
1966	6.86	2.5
1967	6.89	2.39
1968	6.89	2.29
1969	6.95	2.19
1970	6.95	2.1
1971	6.95	2.04
1972	6.92	1.91
1973	6.87	1.81
1974	6.82	1.73
1975	6.76	1.61
1976	6.7	1.55
1977	6.64	1.53
1978	6.56	1.51
1979	6.51	1.52
1980	6.47	1.55
1981	6.42	1.55
1982	6.31	1.56
1983	6.23	1.52
1984	6.15	1.53
1985	6.12	1.52
1986	6.08	1.53
1987	6.02	1.52
1988	5.92	1.57
1989	5.82	1.56
1990	5.74	1.58
1991	5.63	1.58
1992	5.52	1.58
1993	5.41	1.51
1994	5.25	1.49
1995	5.11	1.48
1996	4.96	1.5
1997	4.88	1.48
1998	4.83	1.47
1999	4.82	1.48
2000	4.83	1.5
2001	4.77	1.38
2002	4.69	1.39
2003	4.6	1.39
2004	4.5	1.42
2005	4.5	1.42
2006	4.4	1.44
2007	4.29	1.46
2008	4.22	1.48
2009	4.18	1.5
2010	4.18	1.52
2011	4.18	1.52
2012	4.15	1.52
2013	4.11	1.52
2014	4.03	1.54
2015	3.98	1.54
2016	3.87	1.54
2017	3.72	1.52
2018	3.65	1.52
2019	3.59	1.48
2020	3.54	1.46
2021	3.49	1.52
2022	3.43	1.39
2023	3.4	1.33
2024	3.34	1.33
2025	3.3	1.34
2026	3.26	1.34
2027	3.22	1.35
2028	3.18	1.35
2029	3.14	1.35
2030	3.1	1.35
2031	3.06	1.36
2032	3.03	1.36
2033	2.99	1.37
2034	2.96	1.37
2035	2.93	1.37
2036	2.9	1.38
2037	2.87	1.38
2038	2.84	1.38
2039	2.81	1.38
2040	2.78	1.39
2041	2.76	1.39
2042	2.73	1.39
2043	2.71	1.4
2044	2.68	1.4
2045	2.66	1.4
2046	2.64	1.4
2047	2.62	1.41
2048	2.59	1.41
2049	2.57	1.41
2050	2.55	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Ghana	Switzerland
1960	45.4%	24%
1961	45.9%	24%
1962	46.4%	24.1%
1963	46.8%	24.1%
1964	47.1%	24.1%
1965	47.4%	24.1%
1966	47.6%	24.2%
1967	47.8%	24.1%
1968	47.9%	24%
1969	48.1%	23.8%
1970	48.2%	23.8%
1971	48.4%	23.7%
1972	48.4%	23.5%
1973	48.4%	23.2%
1974	48.3%	22.8%
1975	48.2%	22.4%
1976	47.9%	22%
1977	47.5%	21.4%
1978	47%	20.9%
1979	46.5%	20.3%
1980	46.2%	19.7%
1981	45.9%	19.2%
1982	45.7%	18.8%
1983	45.4%	18.3%
1984	45.2%	18%
1985	45.3%	17.6%
1986	45.4%	17.4%
1987	45.5%	17.2%
1988	45.4%	17.1%
1989	45.4%	17%
1990	45.3%	17.1%
1991	45.2%	17.2%
1992	45%	17.3%
1993	44.8%	17.5%
1994	44.5%	17.6%
1995	44.2%	17.6%
1996	43.9%	17.7%
1997	43.5%	17.6%
1998	43.1%	17.6%
1999	42.7%	17.5%
2000	42.3%	17.4%
2001	41.9%	17.1%
2002	41.5%	16.8%
2003	41.1%	16.6%
2004	40.7%	16.4%
2005	40.4%	16.1%
2006	40.1%	15.9%
2007	39.8%	15.6%
2008	39.5%	15.4%
2009	39.3%	15.3%
2010	39.1%	15.2%
2011	39%	15.1%
2012	38.9%	15%
2013	38.9%	14.9%
2014	38.8%	14.9%
2015	38.6%	14.9%
2016	38.4%	14.9%
2017	38.1%	14.9%
2018	37.8%	15%
2019	37.6%	15%
2020	37.2%	15.1%
2021	36.9%	15.1%
2022	36.5%	15.1%
2023	36.2%	15%
2024	35.8%	15%
2025	35.4%	14.9%
2026	35%	14.8%
2027	34.6%	14.7%
2028	34.1%	14.6%
2029	33.7%	14.5%
2030	33.3%	14.3%
2031	32.8%	14.1%
2032	32.5%	14%
2033	32.2%	13.8%
2034	31.9%	13.6%
2035	31.6%	13.5%
2036	31.4%	13.3%
2037	31.2%	13.2%
2038	30.9%	13.1%
2039	30.7%	13%
2040	30.5%	12.9%
2041	30.3%	12.8%
2042	30.1%	12.8%
2043	29.8%	12.7%
2044	29.6%	12.8%
2045	29.4%	12.8%
2046	29.2%	12.8%
2047	29%	12.9%
2048	28.8%	12.9%
2049	28.5%	13%
2050	28.3%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 35.8% of the population in Ghana and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 45.3% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ghana and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Ghana vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.1% in Ghana 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
	Ghana	Switzerland
1960	217,134	42,090
1961	222,372	48,365
1962	223,842	49,050
1963	225,367	52,956
1964	226,685	59,050
1965	229,061	56,222
1966	231,440	53,854
1967	237,156	52,128
1968	242,821	47,328
1969	251,925	44,182
1970	257,938	42,648
1971	265,442	38,523
1972	275,236	35,061
1973	283,385	30,906
1974	290,796	27,902
1975	298,267	22,820
1976	305,769	17,017
1977	315,429	16,959
1978	324,428	13,820
1979	334,848	14,477
1980	346,816	14,535
1981	359,572	13,979
1982	369,061	15,339
1983	379,846	12,837
1984	392,053	16,105
1985	401,722	14,882
1986	411,191	16,261
1987	419,328	15,708
1988	425,031	21,099
1989	432,541	19,941
1990	442,211	20,146
1991	448,159	23,800
1992	452,156	24,064
1993	454,669	21,509
1994	449,589	20,982
1995	451,748	19,010
1996	450,259	19,801
1997	459,822	17,722
1998	471,313	16,353
1999	487,210	16,431
2000	508,738	15,806
2001	519,382	10,845
2002	528,620	10,199
2003	536,656	8,807
2004	543,339	13,302
2005	563,234	11,899
2006	569,474	12,723
2007	572,332	13,592
2008	579,695	15,295
2009	592,825	15,487
2010	613,133	17,997
2011	631,501	18,990
2012	646,595	18,393
2013	658,638	17,797
2014	660,829	21,290
2015	667,729	19,050
2016	659,910	22,608
2017	641,218	20,284
2018	641,551	20,434
2019	642,403	18,008
2020	637,469	9,502
2021	635,805	18,279
2022	646,441	7,899
2023	651,094	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Ghana vs Switzerland

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 234 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ghana, compared to 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ghana	Switzerland
1985	943	15
1986	908	14
1987	873	14
1988	834	15
1989	799	14
1990	769	14
1991	745	14
1992	718	13
1993	696	13
1994	670	12
1995	630	12
1996	591	11
1997	553	10
1998	521	10
1999	490	9
2000	472	9
2001	460	8
2002	434	9
2003	410	8
2004	403	8
2005	390	8
2006	385	8
2007	377	7
2008	380	7
2009	369	7
2010	363	7
2011	356	7
2012	351	7
2013	338	7
2014	317	6
2015	310	6
2016	296	7
2017	287	6
2018	276	6
2019	260	6
2020	253	5
2021	264	4
2022	239	4
2023	234	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.71% in Ghana 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
	Ghana	Switzerland
1960	20.9%	2.65%
1961	20.7%	2.6%
1962	20.5%	2.53%
1963	20.4%	2.45%
1964	20.3%	2.36%
1965	20.3%	2.26%
1966	20.3%	2.16%
1967	20.3%	2.07%
1968	20.3%	1.99%
1969	20.3%	1.92%
1970	20.2%	1.84%
1971	20.1%	1.76%
1972	19.9%	1.67%
1973	19.6%	1.57%
1974	19.2%	1.48%
1975	18.7%	1.38%
1976	18.2%	1.29%
1977	17.7%	1.21%
1978	17.2%	1.14%
1979	16.9%	1.09%
1980	16.7%	1.04%
1981	16.6%	1%
1982	16.4%	0.97%
1983	16.2%	0.94%
1984	15.9%	0.92%
1985	15.5%	0.9%
1986	15%	0.89%
1987	14.4%	0.88%
1988	13.8%	0.86%
1989	13.3%	0.84%
1990	12.8%	0.82%
1991	12.3%	0.78%
1992	12%	0.75%
1993	11.8%	0.71%
1994	11.6%	0.67%
1995	11.5%	0.64%
1996	11.3%	0.62%
1997	11.1%	0.6%
1998	10.8%	0.58%
1999	10.4%	0.57%
2000	10%	0.56%
2001	9.61%	0.55%
2002	9.21%	0.54%
2003	8.85%	0.53%
2004	8.52%	0.52%
2005	8.22%	0.51%
2006	7.93%	0.49%
2007	7.63%	0.48%
2008	7.31%	0.47%
2009	6.99%	0.46%
2010	6.65%	0.46%
2011	6.33%	0.45%
2012	6.02%	0.44%
2013	5.74%	0.44%
2014	5.48%	0.43%
2015	5.25%	0.43%
2016	5.02%	0.42%
2017	4.81%	0.41%
2018	4.6%	0.41%
2019	4.39%	0.4%
2020	4.2%	0.4%
2021	4.02%	0.4%
2022	3.85%	0.4%
2023	3.71%	0.39%