Fertility & birth rates in Haiti and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Haiti vs Switzerland chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Haiti was 2.66 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 Haiti 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
	Haiti	Switzerland
1960	6.18	2.44
1961	6.18	2.52
1962	6.18	2.58
1963	6.17	2.65
1964	6.16	2.66
1965	6.13	2.59
1966	6.09	2.5
1967	6.05	2.39
1968	6.01	2.29
1969	5.96	2.19
1970	5.91	2.1
1971	5.88	2.04
1972	5.85	1.91
1973	5.81	1.81
1974	5.78	1.73
1975	5.75	1.61
1976	5.71	1.55
1977	5.67	1.53
1978	5.64	1.51
1979	5.59	1.52
1980	5.56	1.55
1981	5.53	1.55
1982	5.53	1.56
1983	5.51	1.52
1984	5.51	1.53
1985	5.5	1.52
1986	5.48	1.53
1987	5.47	1.52
1988	5.47	1.57
1989	5.44	1.56
1990	5.41	1.58
1991	5.32	1.58
1992	5.21	1.58
1993	5.1	1.51
1994	4.99	1.49
1995	4.88	1.48
1996	4.78	1.5
1997	4.67	1.48
1998	4.56	1.47
1999	4.45	1.48
2000	4.39	1.5
2001	4.25	1.38
2002	4.13	1.39
2003	4.05	1.39
2004	3.94	1.42
2005	3.84	1.42
2006	3.76	1.44
2007	3.69	1.46
2008	3.62	1.48
2009	3.57	1.5
2010	3.5	1.52
2011	3.43	1.52
2012	3.32	1.52
2013	3.22	1.52
2014	3.16	1.54
2015	3.11	1.54
2016	3.05	1.54
2017	2.99	1.52
2018	2.92	1.52
2019	2.86	1.48
2020	2.8	1.46
2021	2.75	1.52
2022	2.7	1.39
2023	2.66	1.33
2024	2.63	1.33
2025	2.59	1.34
2026	2.55	1.34
2027	2.52	1.35
2028	2.49	1.35
2029	2.46	1.35
2030	2.43	1.35
2031	2.41	1.36
2032	2.38	1.36
2033	2.35	1.37
2034	2.33	1.37
2035	2.3	1.37
2036	2.28	1.38
2037	2.26	1.38
2038	2.25	1.38
2039	2.23	1.38
2040	2.21	1.39
2041	2.19	1.39
2042	2.18	1.39
2043	2.16	1.4
2044	2.14	1.4
2045	2.13	1.4
2046	2.11	1.4
2047	2.1	1.41
2048	2.09	1.41
2049	2.07	1.41
2050	2.06	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Haiti	Switzerland
1960	40.6%	24%
1961	40.7%	24%
1962	40.8%	24.1%
1963	40.8%	24.1%
1964	40.9%	24.1%
1965	40.9%	24.1%
1966	40.9%	24.2%
1967	41%	24.1%
1968	41%	24%
1969	41%	23.8%
1970	40.9%	23.8%
1971	40.9%	23.7%
1972	40.9%	23.5%
1973	40.9%	23.2%
1974	40.9%	22.8%
1975	41%	22.4%
1976	41%	22%
1977	41.1%	21.4%
1978	41.1%	20.9%
1979	41.1%	20.3%
1980	41.2%	19.7%
1981	41.2%	19.2%
1982	41.3%	18.8%
1983	41.4%	18.3%
1984	41.4%	18%
1985	41.5%	17.6%
1986	41.6%	17.4%
1987	41.7%	17.2%
1988	41.8%	17.1%
1989	41.8%	17%
1990	41.9%	17.1%
1991	41.9%	17.2%
1992	41.9%	17.3%
1993	41.8%	17.5%
1994	41.7%	17.6%
1995	41.6%	17.6%
1996	41.4%	17.7%
1997	41.2%	17.6%
1998	41%	17.6%
1999	40.7%	17.5%
2000	40.4%	17.4%
2001	40.1%	17.1%
2002	39.7%	16.8%
2003	39.3%	16.6%
2004	38.9%	16.4%
2005	38.4%	16.1%
2006	37.9%	15.9%
2007	37.5%	15.6%
2008	37.1%	15.4%
2009	36.6%	15.3%
2010	36.2%	15.2%
2011	35.9%	15.1%
2012	35.5%	15%
2013	35.1%	14.9%
2014	34.7%	14.9%
2015	34.3%	14.9%
2016	33.9%	14.9%
2017	33.6%	14.9%
2018	33.3%	15%
2019	32.9%	15%
2020	32.6%	15.1%
2021	32.3%	15.1%
2022	31.9%	15.1%
2023	31.6%	15%
2024	31.2%	15%
2025	30.8%	14.9%
2026	30.4%	14.8%
2027	30%	14.7%
2028	29.6%	14.6%
2029	29.2%	14.5%
2030	28.8%	14.3%
2031	28.5%	14.1%
2032	28.1%	14%
2033	27.8%	13.8%
2034	27.4%	13.6%
2035	27.1%	13.5%
2036	26.8%	13.3%
2037	26.5%	13.2%
2038	26.3%	13.1%
2039	26%	13%
2040	25.7%	12.9%
2041	25.5%	12.8%
2042	25.2%	12.8%
2043	25%	12.7%
2044	24.8%	12.8%
2045	24.5%	12.8%
2046	24.3%	12.8%
2047	24.1%	12.9%
2048	23.8%	12.9%
2049	23.6%	13%
2050	23.4%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.2% of the population in Haiti and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 41.9% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Haiti and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Haiti vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.58% in Haiti 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
	Haiti	Switzerland
1960	85,368	42,090
1961	87,563	48,365
1962	89,683	49,050
1963	86,394	52,956
1964	93,987	59,050
1965	95,754	56,222
1966	96,973	53,854
1967	99,266	52,128
1968	101,300	47,328
1969	103,133	44,182
1970	105,208	42,648
1971	107,968	38,523
1972	110,709	35,061
1973	113,223	30,906
1974	115,941	27,902
1975	118,508	22,820
1976	120,992	17,017
1977	123,520	16,959
1978	125,885	13,820
1979	128,206	14,477
1980	130,773	14,535
1981	133,695	13,979
1982	137,214	15,339
1983	140,422	12,837
1984	144,211	16,105
1985	148,364	14,882
1986	152,288	16,261
1987	156,468	15,708
1988	160,750	21,099
1989	163,947	19,941
1990	167,420	20,146
1991	167,919	23,800
1992	168,980	24,064
1993	169,240	21,509
1994	169,260	20,982
1995	171,852	19,010
1996	173,351	19,801
1997	174,962	17,722
1998	175,687	16,353
1999	177,421	16,431
2000	180,677	15,806
2001	178,741	10,845
2002	178,126	10,199
2003	179,543	8,807
2004	174,071	13,302
2005	180,618	11,899
2006	182,866	12,723
2007	184,223	13,592
2008	185,364	15,295
2009	187,804	15,487
2010	95,965	17,997
2011	184,695	18,990
2012	183,702	18,393
2013	181,457	17,797
2014	182,009	21,290
2015	182,063	19,050
2016	180,902	22,608
2017	180,310	20,284
2018	178,632	20,434
2019	176,550	18,008
2020	169,264	9,502
2021	158,994	18,279
2022	164,214	7,899
2023	167,381	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Haiti vs Switzerland

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 328 deaths per 100,000 live births in Haiti, compared to 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Haiti	Switzerland
1985	991	15
1986	975	14
1987	952	14
1988	929	15
1989	900	14
1990	874	14
1991	831	14
1992	793	13
1993	747	13
1994	710	12
1995	638	12
1996	588	11
1997	551	10
1998	511	10
1999	464	9
2000	440	9
2001	428	8
2002	410	9
2003	385	8
2004	427	8
2005	355	8
2006	368	8
2007	383	7
2008	394	7
2009	397	7
2010	398	7
2011	409	7
2012	385	7
2013	380	7
2014	373	6
2015	364	6
2016	356	7
2017	351	6
2018	358	6
2019	351	6
2020	346	5
2021	385	4
2022	331	4
2023	328	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.51% in Haiti 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
	Haiti	Switzerland
1960	29.2%	2.65%
1961	28.8%	2.6%
1962	28.3%	2.53%
1963	27.9%	2.45%
1964	27.4%	2.36%
1965	27%	2.26%
1966	26.5%	2.16%
1967	26%	2.07%
1968	25.5%	1.99%
1969	25%	1.92%
1970	24.5%	1.84%
1971	23.9%	1.76%
1972	23.4%	1.67%
1973	22.8%	1.57%
1974	22.3%	1.48%
1975	21.7%	1.38%
1976	21.2%	1.29%
1977	20.6%	1.21%
1978	20.1%	1.14%
1979	19.6%	1.09%
1980	19.1%	1.04%
1981	18.6%	1%
1982	18.1%	0.97%
1983	17.6%	0.94%
1984	17.1%	0.92%
1985	16.6%	0.9%
1986	16.2%	0.89%
1987	15.8%	0.88%
1988	15.3%	0.86%
1989	14.9%	0.84%
1990	14.5%	0.82%
1991	14.1%	0.78%
1992	13.7%	0.75%
1993	13.2%	0.71%
1994	12.8%	0.67%
1995	12.4%	0.64%
1996	12%	0.62%
1997	11.5%	0.6%
1998	11.1%	0.58%
1999	10.7%	0.57%
2000	10.4%	0.56%
2001	10%	0.55%
2002	9.68%	0.54%
2003	9.4%	0.53%
2004	9.14%	0.52%
2005	8.91%	0.51%
2006	8.69%	0.49%
2007	8.49%	0.48%
2008	8.29%	0.47%
2009	8.11%	0.46%
2010	13.7%	0.46%
2011	7.74%	0.45%
2012	7.56%	0.44%
2013	7.38%	0.44%
2014	7.19%	0.43%
2015	6.99%	0.43%
2016	6.79%	0.42%
2017	6.61%	0.41%
2018	6.42%	0.41%
2019	6.23%	0.4%
2020	6.04%	0.4%
2021	5.85%	0.4%
2022	5.69%	0.4%
2023	5.51%	0.39%