Fertility & birth rates in Honduras and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Honduras vs Switzerland chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Honduras was 2.5 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 Honduras 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
	Honduras	Switzerland
1960	7.46	2.44
1961	7.45	2.52
1962	7.44	2.58
1963	7.44	2.65
1964	7.44	2.66
1965	7.44	2.59
1966	7.41	2.5
1967	7.36	2.39
1968	7.3	2.29
1969	7.23	2.19
1970	7.17	2.1
1971	7.11	2.04
1972	7.06	1.91
1973	6.99	1.81
1974	6.91	1.73
1975	6.87	1.61
1976	6.81	1.55
1977	6.73	1.53
1978	6.63	1.51
1979	6.53	1.52
1980	6.42	1.55
1981	6.3	1.55
1982	6.18	1.56
1983	6.06	1.52
1984	5.94	1.53
1985	5.82	1.52
1986	5.7	1.53
1987	5.58	1.52
1988	5.47	1.57
1989	5.35	1.56
1990	5.27	1.58
1991	5.19	1.58
1992	5.11	1.58
1993	5.03	1.51
1994	4.93	1.49
1995	4.84	1.48
1996	4.71	1.5
1997	4.59	1.48
1998	4.47	1.47
1999	4.37	1.48
2000	4.29	1.5
2001	4.15	1.38
2002	4	1.39
2003	3.84	1.39
2004	3.71	1.42
2005	3.58	1.42
2006	3.45	1.44
2007	3.35	1.46
2008	3.26	1.48
2009	3.17	1.5
2010	3.08	1.52
2011	3	1.52
2012	2.93	1.52
2013	2.86	1.52
2014	2.79	1.54
2015	2.75	1.54
2016	2.7	1.54
2017	2.66	1.52
2018	2.65	1.52
2019	2.61	1.48
2020	2.58	1.46
2021	2.55	1.52
2022	2.52	1.39
2023	2.5	1.33
2024	2.48	1.33
2025	2.45	1.34
2026	2.42	1.34
2027	2.4	1.35
2028	2.38	1.35
2029	2.35	1.35
2030	2.32	1.35
2031	2.3	1.36
2032	2.28	1.36
2033	2.26	1.37
2034	2.24	1.37
2035	2.22	1.37
2036	2.2	1.38
2037	2.18	1.38
2038	2.16	1.38
2039	2.15	1.38
2040	2.13	1.39
2041	2.12	1.39
2042	2.1	1.39
2043	2.09	1.4
2044	2.07	1.4
2045	2.06	1.4
2046	2.05	1.4
2047	2.03	1.41
2048	2.02	1.41
2049	2.01	1.41
2050	2	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Honduras	Switzerland
1960	47%	24%
1961	47.3%	24%
1962	47.6%	24.1%
1963	47.8%	24.1%
1964	47.9%	24.1%
1965	48%	24.1%
1966	48%	24.2%
1967	48%	24.1%
1968	48%	24%
1969	48%	23.8%
1970	47.9%	23.8%
1971	47.9%	23.7%
1972	47.9%	23.5%
1973	47.9%	23.2%
1974	47.8%	22.8%
1975	47.6%	22.4%
1976	47.5%	22%
1977	47.4%	21.4%
1978	47.4%	20.9%
1979	47.3%	20.3%
1980	47.3%	19.7%
1981	47.2%	19.2%
1982	47.1%	18.8%
1983	47.1%	18.3%
1984	47%	18%
1985	46.8%	17.6%
1986	46.7%	17.4%
1987	46.5%	17.2%
1988	46.4%	17.1%
1989	46.3%	17%
1990	46.1%	17.1%
1991	45.9%	17.2%
1992	45.7%	17.3%
1993	45.4%	17.5%
1994	45.1%	17.6%
1995	44.8%	17.6%
1996	44.5%	17.7%
1997	44.2%	17.6%
1998	43.8%	17.6%
1999	43.4%	17.5%
2000	43.1%	17.4%
2001	42.7%	17.1%
2002	42.3%	16.8%
2003	41.9%	16.6%
2004	41.5%	16.4%
2005	41%	16.1%
2006	40.4%	15.9%
2007	39.9%	15.6%
2008	39.3%	15.4%
2009	38.7%	15.3%
2010	38.1%	15.2%
2011	37.4%	15.1%
2012	36.8%	15%
2013	36.2%	14.9%
2014	35.6%	14.9%
2015	34.9%	14.9%
2016	34.3%	14.9%
2017	33.7%	14.9%
2018	33.1%	15%
2019	32.6%	15%
2020	32.2%	15.1%
2021	31.8%	15.1%
2022	31.4%	15.1%
2023	31%	15%
2024	30.6%	15%
2025	30.3%	14.9%
2026	29.9%	14.8%
2027	29.6%	14.7%
2028	29.3%	14.6%
2029	28.9%	14.5%
2030	28.6%	14.3%
2031	28.3%	14.1%
2032	28%	14%
2033	27.6%	13.8%
2034	27.3%	13.6%
2035	26.9%	13.5%
2036	26.6%	13.3%
2037	26.2%	13.2%
2038	25.9%	13.1%
2039	25.5%	13%
2040	25.2%	12.9%
2041	24.8%	12.8%
2042	24.5%	12.8%
2043	24.2%	12.7%
2044	23.9%	12.8%
2045	23.6%	12.8%
2046	23.3%	12.8%
2047	23%	12.9%
2048	22.7%	12.9%
2049	22.5%	13%
2050	22.2%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 30.6% of the population in Honduras and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 46.1% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Honduras and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Honduras vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.85% in Honduras 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
	Honduras	Switzerland
1960	62,602	42,090
1961	64,672	48,365
1962	67,332	49,050
1963	69,883	52,956
1964	72,756	59,050
1965	75,622	56,222
1966	78,369	53,854
1967	81,131	52,128
1968	84,070	47,328
1969	87,273	44,182
1970	90,875	42,648
1971	94,597	38,523
1972	98,634	35,061
1973	99,553	30,906
1974	98,141	27,902
1975	111,469	22,820
1976	115,754	17,017
1977	119,333	16,959
1978	122,593	13,820
1979	125,957	14,477
1980	128,856	14,535
1981	131,789	13,979
1982	134,629	15,339
1983	137,597	12,837
1984	139,851	16,105
1985	142,190	14,882
1986	144,500	16,261
1987	146,750	15,708
1988	149,130	21,099
1989	152,266	19,941
1990	156,537	20,146
1991	160,933	23,800
1992	165,434	24,064
1993	169,358	21,509
1994	173,437	20,982
1995	177,309	19,010
1996	180,083	19,801
1997	182,308	17,722
1998	169,632	16,353
1999	186,816	16,431
2000	190,308	15,806
2001	190,636	10,845
2002	189,653	10,199
2003	187,854	8,807
2004	186,774	13,302
2005	185,216	11,899
2006	183,381	12,723
2007	183,052	13,592
2008	182,607	15,295
2009	182,250	15,487
2010	180,318	17,997
2011	180,164	18,990
2012	180,384	18,393
2013	179,999	17,797
2014	180,075	21,290
2015	181,098	19,050
2016	182,243	22,608
2017	182,731	20,284
2018	184,953	20,434
2019	185,200	18,008
2020	179,553	9,502
2021	172,890	18,279
2022	186,257	7,899
2023	186,125	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Honduras vs Switzerland

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 47 deaths per 100,000 live births in Honduras, compared to 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Honduras	Switzerland
1985	199	15
1986	191	14
1987	183	14
1988	177	15
1989	169	14
1990	159	14
1991	148	14
1992	138	13
1993	128	13
1994	119	12
1995	109	12
1996	101	11
1997	96	10
1998	91	10
1999	86	9
2000	82	9
2001	78	8
2002	75	9
2003	75	8
2004	74	8
2005	73	8
2006	72	8
2007	72	7
2008	72	7
2009	71	7
2010	72	7
2011	68	7
2012	64	7
2013	62	7
2014	60	6
2015	57	6
2016	55	7
2017	53	6
2018	52	6
2019	51	6
2020	57	5
2021	88	4
2022	48	4
2023	47	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.55% in Honduras 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
	Honduras	Switzerland
1960	20.7%	2.65%
1961	20%	2.6%
1962	19.4%	2.53%
1963	18.7%	2.45%
1964	18.1%	2.36%
1965	17.5%	2.26%
1966	16.9%	2.16%
1967	16.3%	2.07%
1968	15.7%	1.99%
1969	15.2%	1.92%
1970	14.6%	1.84%
1971	14%	1.76%
1972	13.5%	1.67%
1973	12.9%	1.57%
1974	14.9%	1.48%
1975	11.9%	1.38%
1976	11.4%	1.29%
1977	10.9%	1.21%
1978	10.4%	1.14%
1979	9.94%	1.09%
1980	9.48%	1.04%
1981	9.05%	1%
1982	8.62%	0.97%
1983	8.2%	0.94%
1984	7.81%	0.92%
1985	7.43%	0.9%
1986	7.07%	0.89%
1987	6.73%	0.88%
1988	6.4%	0.86%
1989	6.1%	0.84%
1990	5.81%	0.82%
1991	5.54%	0.78%
1992	5.29%	0.75%
1993	5.06%	0.71%
1994	4.84%	0.67%
1995	4.64%	0.64%
1996	4.44%	0.62%
1997	4.25%	0.6%
1998	6.49%	0.58%
1999	3.9%	0.57%
2000	3.73%	0.56%
2001	3.57%	0.55%
2002	3.41%	0.54%
2003	3.26%	0.53%
2004	3.11%	0.52%
2005	2.98%	0.51%
2006	2.86%	0.49%
2007	2.75%	0.48%
2008	2.65%	0.47%
2009	2.55%	0.46%
2010	2.46%	0.46%
2011	2.37%	0.45%
2012	2.28%	0.44%
2013	2.2%	0.44%
2014	2.12%	0.43%
2015	2.05%	0.43%
2016	1.98%	0.42%
2017	1.91%	0.41%
2018	1.84%	0.41%
2019	1.78%	0.4%
2020	1.72%	0.4%
2021	1.66%	0.4%
2022	1.6%	0.4%
2023	1.55%	0.39%