Fertility & birth rates in Panama and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Panama vs Switzerland chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Panama was 2.12 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
	Panama	Switzerland
1960	5.83	2.44
1961	5.87	2.52
1962	5.87	2.58
1963	5.87	2.65
1964	5.81	2.66
1965	5.73	2.59
1966	5.65	2.5
1967	5.53	2.39
1968	5.41	2.29
1969	5.29	2.19
1970	5.18	2.1
1971	5.05	2.04
1972	4.91	1.91
1973	4.74	1.81
1974	4.58	1.73
1975	4.41	1.61
1976	4.26	1.55
1977	4.12	1.53
1978	3.98	1.51
1979	3.88	1.52
1980	3.8	1.55
1981	3.72	1.55
1982	3.66	1.56
1983	3.6	1.52
1984	3.52	1.53
1985	3.43	1.52
1986	3.34	1.53
1987	3.25	1.52
1988	3.17	1.57
1989	3.12	1.56
1990	3.07	1.58
1991	3	1.58
1992	2.95	1.58
1993	2.91	1.51
1994	2.88	1.49
1995	2.85	1.48
1996	2.83	1.5
1997	2.81	1.48
1998	2.79	1.47
1999	2.77	1.48
2000	2.74	1.5
2001	2.72	1.38
2002	2.7	1.39
2003	2.68	1.39
2004	2.68	1.42
2005	2.64	1.42
2006	2.62	1.44
2007	2.61	1.46
2008	2.61	1.48
2009	2.59	1.5
2010	2.59	1.52
2011	2.6	1.52
2012	2.59	1.52
2013	2.57	1.52
2014	2.55	1.54
2015	2.53	1.54
2016	2.5	1.54
2017	2.46	1.52
2018	2.4	1.52
2019	2.29	1.48
2020	2.18	1.46
2021	2.15	1.52
2022	2.14	1.39
2023	2.12	1.33
2024	2.11	1.33
2025	2.09	1.34
2026	2.07	1.34
2027	2.06	1.35
2028	2.04	1.35
2029	2.02	1.35
2030	2.01	1.35
2031	2	1.36
2032	1.99	1.36
2033	1.97	1.37
2034	1.96	1.37
2035	1.95	1.37
2036	1.95	1.38
2037	1.94	1.38
2038	1.93	1.38
2039	1.92	1.38
2040	1.91	1.39
2041	1.91	1.39
2042	1.9	1.39
2043	1.89	1.4
2044	1.89	1.4
2045	1.88	1.4
2046	1.88	1.4
2047	1.87	1.41
2048	1.87	1.41
2049	1.86	1.41
2050	1.86	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Panama	Switzerland
1960	44.2%	24%
1961	44.3%	24%
1962	44.5%	24.1%
1963	44.6%	24.1%
1964	44.7%	24.1%
1965	44.8%	24.1%
1966	44.8%	24.2%
1967	44.8%	24.1%
1968	44.7%	24%
1969	44.6%	23.8%
1970	44.5%	23.8%
1971	44.3%	23.7%
1972	44.1%	23.5%
1973	43.9%	23.2%
1974	43.6%	22.8%
1975	43.3%	22.4%
1976	42.9%	22%
1977	42.4%	21.4%
1978	41.9%	20.9%
1979	41.4%	20.3%
1980	40.8%	19.7%
1981	40.3%	19.2%
1982	39.8%	18.8%
1983	39.3%	18.3%
1984	38.8%	18%
1985	38.3%	17.6%
1986	37.8%	17.4%
1987	37.4%	17.2%
1988	36.9%	17.1%
1989	36.5%	17%
1990	36.1%	17.1%
1991	35.7%	17.2%
1992	35.3%	17.3%
1993	34.9%	17.5%
1994	34.6%	17.6%
1995	34.2%	17.6%
1996	33.9%	17.7%
1997	33.5%	17.6%
1998	33.1%	17.6%
1999	32.8%	17.5%
2000	32.4%	17.4%
2001	32%	17.1%
2002	31.6%	16.8%
2003	31.3%	16.6%
2004	31%	16.4%
2005	30.6%	16.1%
2006	30.3%	15.9%
2007	30%	15.6%
2008	29.7%	15.4%
2009	29.5%	15.3%
2010	29.2%	15.2%
2011	28.9%	15.1%
2012	28.7%	15%
2013	28.4%	14.9%
2014	28.2%	14.9%
2015	27.9%	14.9%
2016	27.6%	14.9%
2017	27.4%	14.9%
2018	27.1%	15%
2019	26.7%	15%
2020	26.4%	15.1%
2021	26%	15.1%
2022	25.7%	15.1%
2023	25.3%	15%
2024	24.9%	15%
2025	24.5%	14.9%
2026	24.1%	14.8%
2027	23.8%	14.7%
2028	23.4%	14.6%
2029	23%	14.5%
2030	22.6%	14.3%
2031	22.2%	14.1%
2032	21.9%	14%
2033	21.6%	13.8%
2034	21.3%	13.6%
2035	21%	13.5%
2036	20.9%	13.3%
2037	20.7%	13.2%
2038	20.5%	13.1%
2039	20.3%	13%
2040	20.1%	12.9%
2041	20%	12.8%
2042	19.8%	12.8%
2043	19.6%	12.7%
2044	19.4%	12.8%
2045	19.3%	12.8%
2046	19.1%	12.8%
2047	18.9%	12.9%
2048	18.8%	12.9%
2049	18.6%	13%
2050	18.4%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.9% of the population in Panama and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 36.1% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Panama and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Panama vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.31% in Panama 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
	Panama	Switzerland
1960	35,431	42,090
1961	37,100	48,365
1962	38,537	49,050
1963	39,872	52,956
1964	40,806	59,050
1965	41,604	56,222
1966	42,457	53,854
1967	43,054	52,128
1968	43,641	47,328
1969	44,278	44,182
1970	45,075	42,648
1971	45,867	38,523
1972	46,311	35,061
1973	46,540	30,906
1974	46,932	27,902
1975	47,149	22,820
1976	47,307	17,017
1977	47,438	16,959
1978	47,694	13,820
1979	48,362	14,477
1980	49,077	14,535
1981	50,018	13,979
1982	50,858	15,339
1983	51,880	12,837
1984	52,436	16,105
1985	52,573	14,882
1986	52,681	16,261
1987	52,690	15,708
1988	52,767	21,099
1989	52,295	19,941
1990	53,451	20,146
1991	53,079	23,800
1992	53,186	24,064
1993	53,591	21,509
1994	53,845	20,982
1995	54,069	19,010
1996	54,512	19,801
1997	55,060	17,722
1998	55,482	16,353
1999	55,911	16,431
2000	56,236	15,806
2001	56,654	10,845
2002	57,011	10,199
2003	57,458	8,807
2004	58,281	13,302
2005	58,014	11,899
2006	58,067	12,723
2007	58,454	13,592
2008	58,961	15,295
2009	59,168	15,487
2010	59,418	17,997
2011	60,411	18,990
2012	60,471	18,393
2013	60,295	17,797
2014	60,227	21,290
2015	59,896	19,050
2016	59,454	22,608
2017	58,607	20,284
2018	57,508	20,434
2019	54,420	18,008
2020	46,599	9,502
2021	46,747	18,279
2022	50,556	7,899
2023	50,197	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Panama vs Switzerland

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 37 deaths per 100,000 live births in Panama, compared to 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Panama	Switzerland
1985	95	15
1986	94	14
1987	93	14
1988	93	15
1989	96	14
1990	89	14
1991	87	14
1992	85	13
1993	81	13
1994	78	12
1995	77	12
1996	73	11
1997	70	10
1998	68	10
1999	65	9
2000	64	9
2001	62	8
2002	59	9
2003	58	8
2004	57	8
2005	57	8
2006	56	8
2007	55	7
2008	55	7
2009	55	7
2010	56	7
2011	55	7
2012	53	7
2013	52	7
2014	49	6
2015	48	6
2016	47	7
2017	47	6
2018	43	6
2019	41	6
2020	74	5
2021	59	4
2022	40	4
2023	37	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.33% in Panama 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
	Panama	Switzerland
1960	9.31%	2.65%
1961	9.04%	2.6%
1962	8.78%	2.53%
1963	8.52%	2.45%
1964	8.28%	2.36%
1965	8.05%	2.26%
1966	7.83%	2.16%
1967	7.62%	2.07%
1968	7.38%	1.99%
1969	7.1%	1.92%
1970	6.78%	1.84%
1971	6.43%	1.76%
1972	6.07%	1.67%
1973	5.72%	1.57%
1974	5.41%	1.48%
1975	5.15%	1.38%
1976	4.93%	1.29%
1977	4.76%	1.21%
1978	4.61%	1.14%
1979	4.47%	1.09%
1980	4.34%	1.04%
1981	4.19%	1%
1982	4.05%	0.97%
1983	3.9%	0.94%
1984	3.75%	0.92%
1985	3.61%	0.9%
1986	3.47%	0.89%
1987	3.35%	0.88%
1988	3.24%	0.86%
1989	3.14%	0.84%
1990	3.05%	0.82%
1991	2.97%	0.78%
1992	2.91%	0.75%
1993	2.87%	0.71%
1994	2.83%	0.67%
1995	2.8%	0.64%
1996	2.77%	0.62%
1997	2.73%	0.6%
1998	2.68%	0.58%
1999	2.63%	0.57%
2000	2.56%	0.56%
2001	2.49%	0.55%
2002	2.41%	0.54%
2003	2.33%	0.53%
2004	2.25%	0.52%
2005	2.17%	0.51%
2006	2.1%	0.49%
2007	2.03%	0.48%
2008	1.97%	0.47%
2009	1.91%	0.46%
2010	1.86%	0.46%
2011	1.81%	0.45%
2012	1.77%	0.44%
2013	1.75%	0.44%
2014	1.73%	0.43%
2015	1.72%	0.43%
2016	1.7%	0.42%
2017	1.68%	0.41%
2018	1.65%	0.41%
2019	1.59%	0.4%
2020	1.52%	0.4%
2021	1.45%	0.4%
2022	1.39%	0.4%
2023	1.33%	0.39%