Fertility & birth rates in Nepal and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Nepal vs Switzerland chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Nepal was 1.98 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 Nepal 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
	Nepal	Switzerland
1960	6.07	2.44
1961	6.09	2.52
1962	6.08	2.58
1963	6.06	2.65
1964	6.04	2.66
1965	6.01	2.59
1966	5.98	2.5
1967	5.95	2.39
1968	5.94	2.29
1969	5.89	2.19
1970	5.87	2.1
1971	5.85	2.04
1972	5.8	1.91
1973	5.7	1.81
1974	5.75	1.73
1975	5.73	1.61
1976	5.72	1.55
1977	5.69	1.53
1978	5.68	1.51
1979	5.64	1.52
1980	5.6	1.55
1981	5.58	1.55
1982	5.55	1.56
1983	5.54	1.52
1984	5.51	1.53
1985	5.46	1.52
1986	5.4	1.53
1987	5.35	1.52
1988	5.31	1.57
1989	5.26	1.56
1990	5.21	1.58
1991	5.15	1.58
1992	5.07	1.58
1993	5.04	1.51
1994	4.96	1.49
1995	4.87	1.48
1996	4.67	1.5
1997	4.44	1.48
1998	4.28	1.47
1999	4.13	1.48
2000	3.98	1.5
2001	3.79	1.38
2002	3.6	1.39
2003	3.44	1.39
2004	3.28	1.42
2005	3.12	1.42
2006	2.97	1.44
2007	2.86	1.46
2008	2.74	1.48
2009	2.63	1.5
2010	2.54	1.52
2011	2.46	1.52
2012	2.42	1.52
2013	2.36	1.52
2014	2.32	1.54
2015	2.27	1.54
2016	2.23	1.54
2017	2.17	1.52
2018	2.12	1.52
2019	2.08	1.48
2020	2.05	1.46
2021	2.03	1.52
2022	2	1.39
2023	1.98	1.33
2024	1.96	1.33
2025	1.94	1.34
2026	1.92	1.34
2027	1.9	1.35
2028	1.89	1.35
2029	1.88	1.35
2030	1.86	1.35
2031	1.85	1.36
2032	1.84	1.36
2033	1.83	1.37
2034	1.82	1.37
2035	1.81	1.37
2036	1.8	1.38
2037	1.79	1.38
2038	1.79	1.38
2039	1.78	1.38
2040	1.78	1.39
2041	1.77	1.39
2042	1.77	1.39
2043	1.76	1.4
2044	1.76	1.4
2045	1.75	1.4
2046	1.75	1.4
2047	1.74	1.41
2048	1.74	1.41
2049	1.74	1.41
2050	1.73	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Nepal	Switzerland
1960	40.7%	24%
1961	40.7%	24%
1962	40.6%	24.1%
1963	40.5%	24.1%
1964	40.4%	24.1%
1965	40.4%	24.1%
1966	40.4%	24.2%
1967	40.3%	24.1%
1968	40.3%	24%
1969	40.3%	23.8%
1970	40.3%	23.8%
1971	40.4%	23.7%
1972	40.4%	23.5%
1973	40.5%	23.2%
1974	40.5%	22.8%
1975	40.6%	22.4%
1976	40.7%	22%
1977	40.7%	21.4%
1978	40.8%	20.9%
1979	40.8%	20.3%
1980	40.9%	19.7%
1981	40.9%	19.2%
1982	40.9%	18.8%
1983	41%	18.3%
1984	41%	18%
1985	41.1%	17.6%
1986	41.2%	17.4%
1987	41.3%	17.2%
1988	41.4%	17.1%
1989	41.5%	17%
1990	41.5%	17.1%
1991	41.5%	17.2%
1992	41.4%	17.3%
1993	41.3%	17.5%
1994	41.4%	17.6%
1995	41.4%	17.6%
1996	41.5%	17.7%
1997	41.4%	17.6%
1998	41.3%	17.6%
1999	41.1%	17.5%
2000	40.9%	17.4%
2001	40.7%	17.1%
2002	40.4%	16.8%
2003	40%	16.6%
2004	39.6%	16.4%
2005	39.2%	16.1%
2006	38.7%	15.9%
2007	38.1%	15.6%
2008	37.5%	15.4%
2009	36.7%	15.3%
2010	36%	15.2%
2011	35.3%	15.1%
2012	34.7%	15%
2013	34.2%	14.9%
2014	33.6%	14.9%
2015	33%	14.9%
2016	32.5%	14.9%
2017	32.1%	14.9%
2018	31.6%	15%
2019	30.9%	15%
2020	30.1%	15.1%
2021	29.4%	15.1%
2022	28.9%	15.1%
2023	28.7%	15%
2024	28.4%	15%
2025	28.1%	14.9%
2026	27.7%	14.8%
2027	27.3%	14.7%
2028	26.8%	14.6%
2029	26.4%	14.5%
2030	26%	14.3%
2031	25.6%	14.1%
2032	25.2%	14%
2033	24.8%	13.8%
2034	24.5%	13.6%
2035	24.1%	13.5%
2036	23.8%	13.3%
2037	23.4%	13.2%
2038	23%	13.1%
2039	22.7%	13%
2040	22.4%	12.9%
2041	22.1%	12.8%
2042	21.7%	12.8%
2043	21.4%	12.7%
2044	21.1%	12.8%
2045	20.8%	12.8%
2046	20.5%	12.8%
2047	20.3%	12.9%
2048	20%	12.9%
2049	19.7%	13%
2050	19.5%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28.4% of the population in Nepal and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 41.5% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Nepal and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Nepal vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.37% in Nepal 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
	Nepal	Switzerland
1960	203,374	42,090
1961	209,917	48,365
1962	215,368	49,050
1963	219,586	52,956
1964	227,948	59,050
1965	233,726	56,222
1966	241,716	53,854
1967	249,240	52,128
1968	258,259	47,328
1969	264,560	44,182
1970	272,439	42,648
1971	280,752	38,523
1972	286,708	35,061
1973	288,750	30,906
1974	303,078	27,902
1975	312,479	22,820
1976	323,222	17,017
1977	332,843	16,959
1978	345,765	13,820
1979	355,597	14,477
1980	364,254	14,535
1981	374,145	13,979
1982	385,741	15,339
1983	399,103	12,837
1984	411,122	16,105
1985	423,240	14,882
1986	434,802	16,261
1987	449,400	15,708
1988	463,581	21,099
1989	478,771	19,941
1990	495,202	20,146
1991	512,233	23,800
1992	533,029	24,064
1993	561,549	21,509
1994	578,293	20,982
1995	591,283	19,010
1996	580,099	19,801
1997	565,882	17,722
1998	562,787	16,353
1999	557,847	16,431
2000	554,506	15,806
2001	542,118	10,845
2002	525,045	10,199
2003	516,575	8,807
2004	504,853	13,302
2005	489,093	11,899
2006	475,335	12,723
2007	464,780	13,592
2008	452,353	15,295
2009	441,290	15,487
2010	432,631	17,997
2011	429,957	18,990
2012	430,151	18,393
2013	424,804	17,797
2014	423,166	21,290
2015	410,565	19,050
2016	415,921	22,608
2017	406,219	20,284
2018	394,576	20,434
2019	387,113	18,008
2020	373,553	9,502
2021	351,165	18,279
2022	379,021	7,899
2023	368,450	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Nepal vs Switzerland

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 142 deaths per 100,000 live births in Nepal, compared to 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Nepal	Switzerland
1985	1,186	15
1986	1,143	14
1987	1,088	14
1988	1,038	15
1989	973	14
1990	920	14
1991	850	14
1992	768	13
1993	703	13
1994	657	12
1995	625	12
1996	584	11
1997	550	10
1998	522	10
1999	512	9
2000	480	9
2001	443	8
2002	414	9
2003	387	8
2004	364	8
2005	344	8
2006	318	8
2007	309	7
2008	302	7
2009	299	7
2010	297	7
2011	286	7
2012	272	7
2013	258	7
2014	245	6
2015	236	6
2016	214	7
2017	197	6
2018	183	6
2019	170	6
2020	153	5
2021	173	4
2022	139	4
2023	142	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.65% in Nepal 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
	Nepal	Switzerland
1960	32.8%	2.65%
1961	32.4%	2.6%
1962	31.9%	2.53%
1963	31.3%	2.45%
1964	30.7%	2.36%
1965	30%	2.26%
1966	29.4%	2.16%
1967	28.7%	2.07%
1968	28%	1.99%
1969	27.3%	1.92%
1970	26.7%	1.84%
1971	26.2%	1.76%
1972	25.6%	1.67%
1973	25%	1.57%
1974	24.5%	1.48%
1975	23.9%	1.38%
1976	23.3%	1.29%
1977	22.7%	1.21%
1978	22.1%	1.14%
1979	21.5%	1.09%
1980	20.8%	1.04%
1981	20.2%	1%
1982	19.5%	0.97%
1983	18.8%	0.94%
1984	18.2%	0.92%
1985	17.5%	0.9%
1986	16.8%	0.89%
1987	16.1%	0.88%
1988	15.3%	0.86%
1989	14.6%	0.84%
1990	13.9%	0.82%
1991	13.2%	0.78%
1992	12.5%	0.75%
1993	11.8%	0.71%
1994	11.2%	0.67%
1995	10.6%	0.64%
1996	10%	0.62%
1997	9.44%	0.6%
1998	8.91%	0.58%
1999	8.4%	0.57%
2000	7.92%	0.56%
2001	7.48%	0.55%
2002	7.06%	0.54%
2003	6.69%	0.53%
2004	6.35%	0.52%
2005	6.04%	0.51%
2006	5.76%	0.49%
2007	5.51%	0.48%
2008	5.27%	0.47%
2009	5.05%	0.46%
2010	4.83%	0.46%
2011	4.62%	0.45%
2012	4.41%	0.44%
2013	4.21%	0.44%
2014	4.01%	0.43%
2015	3.82%	0.43%
2016	3.64%	0.42%
2017	3.46%	0.41%
2018	3.3%	0.41%
2019	3.14%	0.4%
2020	2.99%	0.4%
2021	2.86%	0.4%
2022	2.75%	0.4%
2023	2.65%	0.39%