Fertility & birth rates in Malta and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Malta vs Switzerland by year

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Year	Fertility rate
	Malta	Switzerland
2023	1.06	1.33
2022	1.08	1.39
2021	1.13	1.52
2020	1.13	1.46
2019	1.14	1.48
2018	1.23	1.52
2017	1.26	1.52
2016	1.37	1.54
2015	1.37	1.54
2014	1.38	1.54
2013	1.36	1.52
2012	1.42	1.52
2011	1.45	1.52
2010	1.36	1.52
2009	1.42	1.5
2008	1.43	1.48
2007	1.35	1.46
2006	1.36	1.44
2005	1.38	1.42
2004	1.4	1.42
2003	1.48	1.39
2002	1.45	1.39
2001	1.48	1.38
2000	1.68	1.5
1999	1.73	1.48
1998	1.84	1.47
1997	1.93	1.48
1996	1.99	1.5
1995	1.77	1.48
1994	1.84	1.49
1993	1.96	1.51
1992	2.07	1.58
1991	1.99	1.58
1990	2.02	1.58
1989	2.1	1.56
1988	2.06	1.57
1987	1.97	1.52
1986	1.93	1.53
1985	1.95	1.52
1984	1.95	1.53
1983	1.92	1.52
1982	1.9	1.56
1981	1.87	1.55
1980	1.99	1.55
1979	2.1	1.52
1978	2.05	1.51
1977	2.14	1.53
1976	2.21	1.55
1975	2.27	1.61
1974	1.64	1.73
1973	1.65	1.81
1972	2.01	1.91
1971	2.06	2.04
1970	2.03	2.1
1969	2.02	2.19
1968	2.12	2.29
1967	2.24	2.39
1966	2.33	2.5
1965	2.52	2.59
1964	2.79	2.66
1963	2.9	2.65
1962	3.24	2.58
1961	3.27	2.52
1960	3.62	2.44

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Malta was 1.06 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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Natural population change by year

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Year	Natural population change
	Malta	Switzerland
2023	442	8,000
2022	54	7,899
2021	259	18,279
2020	361	9,502
2019	655	18,008
2018	774	20,434
2017	747	20,284
2016	1,091	22,608
2015	888	19,050
2014	910	21,290
2013	807	17,797
2012	714	18,393
2011	916	18,990
2010	871	17,997
2009	825	15,487
2008	777	15,295
2007	691	13,592
2006	568	12,723
2005	727	11,899
2004	883	13,302
2003	917	8,807
2002	911	10,199
2001	1,061	10,845
2000	1,482	15,806
1999	1,357	16,431
1998	1,656	16,353
1997	1,991	17,722
1996	2,279	19,801
1995	1,887	19,010
1994	2,136	20,982
1993	2,451	21,509
1992	2,573	24,064
1991	2,438	23,800
1990	2,621	20,146
1989	2,981	19,941
1988	2,813	21,099
1987	2,412	15,708
1986	2,395	16,261
1985	2,590	14,882
1984	2,678	16,105
1983	2,512	12,837
1982	2,835	15,339
1981	2,233	13,979
1980	2,375	14,535
1979	2,852	14,477
1978	2,389	13,820
1977	2,916	16,959
1976	2,721	17,017
1975	2,829	22,820
1974	2,687	27,902
1973	2,327	30,906
1972	2,480	35,061
1971	2,482	38,523
1970	2,270	42,648
1969	2,069	44,182
1968	2,247	47,328
1967	2,306	52,128
1966	2,458	53,854
1965	2,646	56,222
1964	3,630	59,050
1963	3,709	52,956
1962	4,664	49,050
1961	4,748	48,365
1960	5,747	42,090

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.08% in Malta and +0.09% in Switzerland.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.13% in Malta and +0.2% in Switzerland.

Birth rate in Malta vs Switzerland by year

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Malta

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Malta	Switzerland
2023	8.1	9
2022	8.1	9.4
2021	8.5	10.3
2020	8.6	9.9
2019	8.6	10
2018	9.2	10.3
2017	9.2	10.3
2016	9.8	10.5
2015	9.7	10.5
2014	9.6	10.4
2013	9.5	10.2
2012	9.8	10.3
2011	10	10.2
2010	9.4	10.3
2009	9.8	10.1
2008	9.8	10
2007	9.3	9.9
2006	9.3	9.8
2005	9.6	9.8
2004	9.7	9.9
2003	10.2	9.8
2002	9.9	9.9
2001	10.1	10
2000	11.3	10.9
1999	11.4	11
1998	12.1	11.1
1997	12.7	11.4
1996	13.3	11.7
1995	12.2	11.7
1994	12.9	11.9
1993	13.9	12.1
1992	14.9	12.6
1991	14.6	12.7
1990	15.2	12.5
1989	15.9	12.2
1988	15.9	12.2
1987	15.4	11.7
1986	15.3	11.7
1985	16.1	11.5
1984	16.9	11.6
1983	17.1	11.5
1982	18.1	11.7
1981	16.6	11.6
1980	17.7	11.7
1979	18.6	11.4
1978	18.2	11.4
1977	18.9	11.6
1976	18.6	11.8
1975	18.8	12.4
1974	18	13.3
1973	17.4	13.9
1972	17.8	14.6
1971	18.4	15.5
1970	17.6	16.1
1969	16.7	16.7
1968	16.7	17.3
1967	17	17.9
1966	16.9	18.5
1965	17.7	19.1
1964	19.9	19.5
1963	20.7	19.3
1962	23.2	18.7
1961	23.6	18.3
1960	26.2	17.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 8.1 in Malta and 9 in Switzerland, compared with 26.2 and 17.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Factual

UN forecast

Switzerland

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Malta	Switzerland
2100	10.1%	13.4%
2099	10.1%	13.4%
2098	10.1%	13.5%
2097	10.1%	13.5%
2096	10.1%	13.5%
2095	10.1%	13.6%
2094	10%	13.6%
2093	9.98%	13.6%
2092	9.93%	13.6%
2091	9.87%	13.7%
2090	9.81%	13.7%
2089	9.75%	13.6%
2088	9.68%	13.6%
2087	9.61%	13.6%
2086	9.55%	13.6%
2085	9.49%	13.5%
2084	9.43%	13.5%
2083	9.39%	13.5%
2082	9.34%	13.4%
2081	9.31%	13.4%
2080	9.28%	13.3%
2079	9.26%	13.3%
2078	9.26%	13.2%
2077	9.25%	13.2%
2076	9.26%	13.2%
2075	9.27%	13.2%
2074	9.29%	13.2%
2073	9.32%	13.2%
2072	9.35%	13.2%
2071	9.38%	13.2%
2070	9.42%	13.3%
2069	9.45%	13.3%
2068	9.49%	13.3%
2067	9.53%	13.4%
2066	9.57%	13.4%
2065	9.61%	13.5%
2064	9.64%	13.5%
2063	9.67%	13.5%
2062	9.69%	13.6%
2061	9.7%	13.6%
2060	9.71%	13.6%
2059	9.71%	13.6%
2058	9.7%	13.6%
2057	9.68%	13.5%
2056	9.66%	13.5%
2055	9.63%	13.4%
2054	9.6%	13.4%
2053	9.57%	13.3%
2052	9.54%	13.2%
2051	9.52%	13.1%
2050	9.51%	13.1%
2049	9.51%	13%
2048	9.53%	12.9%
2047	9.57%	12.8%
2046	9.62%	12.8%
2045	9.7%	12.8%
2044	9.8%	12.7%
2043	9.92%	12.8%
2042	10.1%	12.8%
2041	10.2%	12.8%
2040	10.4%	12.9%
2039	10.5%	13%
2038	10.7%	13.1%
2037	10.8%	13.2%
2036	11%	13.4%
2035	11.2%	13.6%
2034	11.4%	13.7%
2033	11.6%	13.9%
2032	11.8%	14.1%
2031	12.1%	14.2%
2030	12.3%	14.4%
2029	12.4%	14.5%
2028	12.5%	14.7%
2027	12.7%	14.8%
2026	12.8%	14.8%
2025	13%	14.9%
2024	13%	15%
2023	13.2%	15%
2022	13.2%	15.1%
2021	13.2%	15.1%
2020	13.3%	15.1%
2019	13.6%	15%
2018	13.8%	15%
2017	14%	14.9%
2016	14.2%	14.9%
2015	14.2%	14.9%
2014	14.3%	14.9%
2013	14.5%	14.9%
2012	14.7%	15%
2011	14.9%	15.1%
2010	15.2%	15.2%
2009	15.5%	15.3%
2008	15.9%	15.4%
2007	16.4%	15.6%
2006	16.9%	15.9%
2005	17.4%	16.1%
2004	17.9%	16.4%
2003	18.4%	16.6%
2002	18.9%	16.8%
2001	19.4%	17.1%
2000	19.8%	17.4%
1999	20.2%	17.5%
1998	20.7%	17.6%
1997	21.2%	17.6%
1996	21.6%	17.7%
1995	22%	17.6%
1994	22.3%	17.6%
1993	22.6%	17.5%
1992	22.9%	17.3%
1991	23.1%	17.2%
1990	23.4%	17.1%
1989	23.6%	17%
1988	23.8%	17.1%
1987	24%	17.2%
1986	24.1%	17.4%
1985	24.1%	17.6%
1984	24%	18%
1983	23.8%	18.3%
1982	23.6%	18.8%
1981	23.5%	19.2%
1980	23.4%	19.7%
1979	23.5%	20.3%
1978	23.6%	20.9%
1977	23.8%	21.4%
1976	24.1%	22%
1975	24.5%	22.4%
1974	25%	22.8%
1973	25.6%	23.2%
1972	26.3%	23.5%
1971	26.9%	23.7%
1970	27.7%	23.8%
1969	28.5%	23.8%
1968	29.3%	24%
1967	30.1%	24.1%
1966	30.9%	24.2%
1965	31.7%	24.1%
1964	32.6%	24.1%
1963	33.4%	24.1%
1962	34.2%	24.1%
1961	35%	24%
1960	35.8%	24%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13% of the population in Malta and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 23.4% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Malta and Switzerland compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Malta vs Switzerland

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Malta	Switzerland
2023	8	5
2022	10	4
2021	10	4
2020	10	5
2019	8	6
2018	9	6
2017	7	6
2016	10	7
2015	7	6
2014	8	6
2013	7	7
2012	9	7
2011	11	7
2010	9	7
2009	11	7
2008	10	7
2007	10	7
2006	12	8
2005	11	8
2004	11	8
2003	13	8
2002	13	9
2001	12	8
2000	13	9
1999	15	9
1998	14	10
1997	15	10
1996	16	11
1995	15	12
1994	16	12
1993	16	13
1992	17	13
1991	17	14
1990	17	14
1989	17	14
1988	17	15
1987	19	14
1986	19	14
1985	21	15

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 8 deaths per 100,000 live births in Malta, compared to 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Under-five mortality rates

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Malta

Switzerland

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Malta	Switzerland
2023	0.55%	0.39%
2022	0.57%	0.4%
2021	0.58%	0.4%
2020	0.6%	0.4%
2019	0.61%	0.4%
2018	0.63%	0.41%
2017	0.64%	0.41%
2016	0.65%	0.42%
2015	0.66%	0.43%
2014	0.67%	0.43%
2013	0.67%	0.44%
2012	0.68%	0.44%
2011	0.68%	0.45%
2010	0.69%	0.46%
2009	0.69%	0.46%
2008	0.69%	0.47%
2007	0.69%	0.48%
2006	0.69%	0.49%
2005	0.69%	0.51%
2004	0.7%	0.52%
2003	0.71%	0.53%
2002	0.72%	0.54%
2001	0.74%	0.55%
2000	0.76%	0.56%
1999	0.79%	0.57%
1998	0.82%	0.58%
1997	0.86%	0.6%
1996	0.9%	0.62%
1995	0.94%	0.64%
1994	0.98%	0.67%
1993	1.02%	0.71%
1992	1.06%	0.75%
1991	1.1%	0.78%
1990	1.13%	0.82%
1989	1.18%	0.84%
1988	1.23%	0.86%
1987	1.28%	0.88%
1986	1.33%	0.89%
1985	1.39%	0.9%
1984	1.45%	0.92%
1983	1.51%	0.94%
1982	1.57%	0.97%
1981	1.62%	1%
1980	1.69%	1.04%
1979	1.76%	1.09%
1978	1.84%	1.14%
1977	1.93%	1.21%
1976	2.03%	1.29%
1975	2.14%	1.38%
1974	2.26%	1.48%
1973	2.39%	1.57%
1972	2.52%	1.67%
1971	2.66%	1.76%
1970	2.79%	1.84%
1969	2.93%	1.92%
1968	3.06%	1.99%
1967	3.19%	2.07%
1966	3.31%	2.16%
1965	3.43%	2.26%
1964	3.53%	2.36%
1963	3.63%	2.45%
1962	3.73%	2.53%
1961	3.85%	2.6%
1960	4%	2.65%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.55% in Malta and 0.39% in Switzerland. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.