Fertility & birth rates in Lebanon and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Lebanon vs Switzerland chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Lebanon 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.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Lebanon	Switzerland
1960	5.88	2.44
1961	5.89	2.52
1962	5.9	2.58
1963	5.91	2.65
1964	5.85	2.66
1965	5.77	2.59
1966	5.68	2.5
1967	5.57	2.39
1968	5.45	2.29
1969	5.32	2.19
1970	5.19	2.1
1971	5.05	2.04
1972	4.91	1.91
1973	4.79	1.81
1974	4.65	1.73
1975	4.52	1.61
1976	4.39	1.55
1977	4.28	1.53
1978	4.18	1.51
1979	4.08	1.52
1980	4.01	1.55
1981	3.95	1.55
1982	3.86	1.56
1983	3.73	1.52
1984	3.66	1.53
1985	3.53	1.52
1986	3.47	1.53
1987	3.42	1.52
1988	3.39	1.57
1989	3.36	1.56
1990	3.27	1.58
1991	3.16	1.58
1992	3.05	1.58
1993	2.94	1.51
1994	2.82	1.49
1995	2.73	1.48
1996	2.7	1.5
1997	2.67	1.48
1998	2.65	1.47
1999	2.63	1.48
2000	2.6	1.5
2001	2.58	1.38
2002	2.52	1.39
2003	2.46	1.39
2004	2.38	1.42
2005	2.29	1.42
2006	2.24	1.44
2007	2.2	1.46
2008	2.17	1.48
2009	2.19	1.5
2010	2.26	1.52
2011	2.32	1.52
2012	2.35	1.52
2013	2.36	1.52
2014	2.38	1.54
2015	2.38	1.54
2016	2.39	1.54
2017	2.37	1.52
2018	2.35	1.52
2019	2.33	1.48
2020	2.31	1.46
2021	2.28	1.52
2022	2.26	1.39
2023	2.24	1.33
2024	2.23	1.33
2025	2.21	1.34
2026	2.19	1.34
2027	2.17	1.35
2028	2.15	1.35
2029	2.13	1.35
2030	2.11	1.35
2031	2.1	1.36
2032	2.09	1.36
2033	2.07	1.37
2034	2.06	1.37
2035	2.05	1.37
2036	2.03	1.38
2037	2.02	1.38
2038	2.01	1.38
2039	2	1.38
2040	1.98	1.39
2041	1.97	1.39
2042	1.97	1.39
2043	1.96	1.4
2044	1.95	1.4
2045	1.94	1.4
2046	1.93	1.4
2047	1.92	1.41
2048	1.92	1.41
2049	1.91	1.41
2050	1.9	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Lebanon	Switzerland
1960	42.4%	24%
1961	43.1%	24%
1962	43.6%	24.1%
1963	44.1%	24.1%
1964	44.4%	24.1%
1965	44.4%	24.1%
1966	44.2%	24.2%
1967	43.9%	24.1%
1968	43.6%	24%
1969	43.3%	23.8%
1970	42.9%	23.8%
1971	42.5%	23.7%
1972	42.1%	23.5%
1973	41.7%	23.2%
1974	41.3%	22.8%
1975	40.9%	22.4%
1976	40.6%	22%
1977	40.3%	21.4%
1978	39.8%	20.9%
1979	39.4%	20.3%
1980	39%	19.7%
1981	38.7%	19.2%
1982	38.4%	18.8%
1983	38.2%	18.3%
1984	38%	18%
1985	37.7%	17.6%
1986	37.5%	17.4%
1987	37.3%	17.2%
1988	37.1%	17.1%
1989	36.9%	17%
1990	36.7%	17.1%
1991	36.5%	17.2%
1992	36.2%	17.3%
1993	35.8%	17.5%
1994	35.3%	17.6%
1995	34.8%	17.6%
1996	34.2%	17.7%
1997	33.6%	17.6%
1998	33.1%	17.6%
1999	32.5%	17.5%
2000	31.9%	17.4%
2001	31.4%	17.1%
2002	30.8%	16.8%
2003	30.2%	16.6%
2004	29.6%	16.4%
2005	28.9%	16.1%
2006	28.3%	15.9%
2007	27.7%	15.6%
2008	27.2%	15.4%
2009	26.8%	15.3%
2010	26.4%	15.2%
2011	26.1%	15.1%
2012	25.9%	15%
2013	25.7%	14.9%
2014	25.6%	14.9%
2015	25.8%	14.9%
2016	26.4%	14.9%
2017	26.9%	14.9%
2018	27.5%	15%
2019	27.9%	15%
2020	27.9%	15.1%
2021	27.6%	15.1%
2022	27.2%	15.1%
2023	26.7%	15%
2024	26.2%	15%
2025	25.6%	14.9%
2026	25%	14.8%
2027	24.3%	14.7%
2028	23.7%	14.6%
2029	23.2%	14.5%
2030	22.7%	14.3%
2031	22.3%	14.1%
2032	22%	14%
2033	21.8%	13.8%
2034	21.8%	13.6%
2035	21.8%	13.5%
2036	21.7%	13.3%
2037	21.6%	13.2%
2038	21.6%	13.1%
2039	21.5%	13%
2040	21.5%	12.9%
2041	21.4%	12.8%
2042	21.3%	12.8%
2043	21.2%	12.7%
2044	21.1%	12.8%
2045	21%	12.8%
2046	20.9%	12.8%
2047	20.7%	12.9%
2048	20.5%	12.9%
2049	20.3%	13%
2050	20%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 26.2% of the population in Lebanon and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 36.7% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Lebanon and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Lebanon vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.22% in Lebanon 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
	Lebanon	Switzerland
1960	52,515	42,090
1961	53,995	48,365
1962	55,585	49,050
1963	57,054	52,956
1964	57,808	59,050
1965	58,195	56,222
1966	58,546	53,854
1967	58,957	52,128
1968	59,247	47,328
1969	59,829	44,182
1970	60,593	42,648
1971	61,278	38,523
1972	62,216	35,061
1973	63,420	30,906
1974	64,425	27,902
1975	55,423	22,820
1976	11,138	17,017
1977	60,232	16,959
1978	60,829	13,820
1979	61,184	14,477
1980	63,053	14,535
1981	65,084	13,979
1982	41,602	15,339
1983	66,056	12,837
1984	66,785	16,105
1985	66,368	14,882
1986	67,162	16,261
1987	69,058	15,708
1988	70,444	21,099
1989	74,577	19,941
1990	73,629	20,146
1991	79,274	23,800
1992	77,447	24,064
1993	75,278	21,509
1994	73,069	20,982
1995	71,016	19,010
1996	71,286	19,801
1997	71,486	17,722
1998	71,889	16,353
1999	72,437	16,431
2000	72,642	15,806
2001	73,160	10,845
2002	72,648	10,199
2003	71,232	8,807
2004	69,675	13,302
2005	67,778	11,899
2006	65,932	12,723
2007	66,965	13,592
2008	67,132	15,295
2009	69,004	15,487
2010	72,605	17,997
2011	75,523	18,990
2012	77,248	18,393
2013	80,218	17,797
2014	92,285	21,290
2015	97,385	19,050
2016	91,551	22,608
2017	84,172	20,284
2018	77,165	20,434
2019	70,486	18,008
2020	59,903	9,502
2021	46,614	18,279
2022	60,909	7,899
2023	58,786	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Lebanon vs Switzerland

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 15 deaths per 100,000 live births in Lebanon, compared to 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Lebanon	Switzerland
1985	59	15
1986	58	14
1987	65	14
1988	65	15
1989	49	14
1990	48	14
1991	38	14
1992	36	13
1993	33	13
1994	30	12
1995	29	12
1996	28	11
1997	27	10
1998	26	10
1999	25	9
2000	24	9
2001	22	8
2002	21	9
2003	19	8
2004	18	8
2005	17	8
2006	17	8
2007	16	7
2008	15	7
2009	15	7
2010	15	7
2011	15	7
2012	14	7
2013	13	7
2014	14	6
2015	15	6
2016	15	7
2017	15	6
2018	15	6
2019	15	6
2020	27	5
2021	54	4
2022	15	4
2023	15	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.83% in Lebanon 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
	Lebanon	Switzerland
1960	7.48%	2.65%
1961	7.24%	2.6%
1962	7.01%	2.53%
1963	6.8%	2.45%
1964	6.62%	2.36%
1965	6.46%	2.26%
1966	6.33%	2.16%
1967	6.22%	2.07%
1968	6.14%	1.99%
1969	6.07%	1.92%
1970	6.01%	1.84%
1971	5.98%	1.76%
1972	5.93%	1.67%
1973	5.88%	1.57%
1974	5.81%	1.48%
1975	5.73%	1.38%
1976	18.6%	1.29%
1977	7.51%	1.21%
1978	7.54%	1.14%
1979	7.6%	1.09%
1980	7.39%	1.04%
1981	7.16%	1%
1982	12.2%	0.97%
1983	5.39%	0.94%
1984	5.18%	0.92%
1985	4.96%	0.9%
1986	4.74%	0.89%
1987	5.75%	0.88%
1988	5.53%	0.86%
1989	3.34%	0.84%
1990	3.18%	0.82%
1991	3.03%	0.78%
1992	2.88%	0.75%
1993	2.75%	0.71%
1994	2.63%	0.67%
1995	2.52%	0.64%
1996	2.4%	0.62%
1997	2.3%	0.6%
1998	2.19%	0.58%
1999	2.09%	0.57%
2000	1.99%	0.56%
2001	1.89%	0.55%
2002	1.78%	0.54%
2003	1.69%	0.53%
2004	1.6%	0.52%
2005	1.52%	0.51%
2006	1.44%	0.49%
2007	1.38%	0.48%
2008	1.33%	0.47%
2009	1.3%	0.46%
2010	1.27%	0.46%
2011	1.25%	0.45%
2012	1.24%	0.44%
2013	1.24%	0.44%
2014	1.25%	0.43%
2015	1.27%	0.43%
2016	1.31%	0.42%
2017	1.35%	0.41%
2018	1.4%	0.41%
2019	1.47%	0.4%
2020	1.55%	0.4%
2021	1.63%	0.4%
2022	1.73%	0.4%
2023	1.83%	0.39%