Fertility & birth rates in Romania and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Romania vs Switzerland chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Romania was 1.71 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
	Romania	Switzerland
1960	2.34	2.44
1961	2.17	2.52
1962	2.04	2.58
1963	2.01	2.65
1964	1.96	2.66
1965	1.91	2.59
1966	1.9	2.5
1967	3.66	2.39
1968	3.63	2.29
1969	3.19	2.19
1970	2.89	2.1
1971	2.67	2.04
1972	2.55	1.91
1973	2.44	1.81
1974	2.71	1.73
1975	2.59	1.61
1976	2.54	1.55
1977	2.57	1.53
1978	2.52	1.51
1979	2.49	1.52
1980	2.43	1.55
1981	2.36	1.55
1982	2.17	1.56
1983	2.06	1.52
1984	2.26	1.53
1985	2.31	1.52
1986	2.39	1.53
1987	2.38	1.52
1988	2.3	1.57
1989	2.22	1.56
1990	1.83	1.58
1991	1.59	1.58
1992	1.51	1.58
1993	1.43	1.51
1994	1.4	1.49
1995	1.33	1.48
1996	1.3	1.5
1997	1.32	1.48
1998	1.32	1.47
1999	1.3	1.48
2000	1.31	1.5
2001	1.27	1.38
2002	1.27	1.39
2003	1.3	1.39
2004	1.33	1.42
2005	1.4	1.42
2006	1.42	1.44
2007	1.45	1.46
2008	1.6	1.48
2009	1.66	1.5
2010	1.59	1.52
2011	1.47	1.52
2012	1.52	1.52
2013	1.46	1.52
2014	1.56	1.54
2015	1.62	1.54
2016	1.69	1.54
2017	1.78	1.52
2018	1.76	1.52
2019	1.77	1.48
2020	1.8	1.46
2021	1.81	1.52
2022	1.71	1.39
2023	1.71	1.33
2024	1.71	1.33
2025	1.71	1.34
2026	1.7	1.34
2027	1.7	1.35
2028	1.7	1.35
2029	1.7	1.35
2030	1.7	1.35
2031	1.7	1.36
2032	1.7	1.36
2033	1.69	1.37
2034	1.69	1.37
2035	1.69	1.37
2036	1.69	1.38
2037	1.69	1.38
2038	1.69	1.38
2039	1.69	1.38
2040	1.69	1.39
2041	1.68	1.39
2042	1.68	1.39
2043	1.68	1.4
2044	1.68	1.4
2045	1.68	1.4
2046	1.68	1.4
2047	1.68	1.41
2048	1.68	1.41
2049	1.68	1.41
2050	1.68	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Romania	Switzerland
1960	28.1%	24%
1961	28%	24%
1962	27.7%	24.1%
1963	27.3%	24.1%
1964	26.7%	24.1%
1965	26%	24.1%
1966	25.2%	24.2%
1967	25%	24.1%
1968	25.1%	24%
1969	25.1%	23.8%
1970	25.1%	23.8%
1971	24.9%	23.7%
1972	24.9%	23.5%
1973	24.9%	23.2%
1974	25.1%	22.8%
1975	25.3%	22.4%
1976	25.7%	22%
1977	26%	21.4%
1978	26.3%	20.9%
1979	26.5%	20.3%
1980	26.8%	19.7%
1981	27.1%	19.2%
1982	26.8%	18.8%
1983	25.9%	18.3%
1984	25.1%	18%
1985	24.6%	17.6%
1986	24.3%	17.4%
1987	24%	17.2%
1988	23.9%	17.1%
1989	23.7%	17%
1990	23.3%	17.1%
1991	22.8%	17.2%
1992	22.2%	17.3%
1993	21.6%	17.5%
1994	21%	17.6%
1995	20.5%	17.6%
1996	20%	17.7%
1997	19.6%	17.6%
1998	19.3%	17.6%
1999	19.1%	17.5%
2000	18.6%	17.4%
2001	18.1%	17.1%
2002	17.5%	16.8%
2003	16.9%	16.6%
2004	16.4%	16.4%
2005	16%	16.1%
2006	15.8%	15.9%
2007	15.7%	15.6%
2008	15.7%	15.4%
2009	15.7%	15.3%
2010	15.7%	15.2%
2011	15.8%	15.1%
2012	15.7%	15%
2013	15.7%	14.9%
2014	15.7%	14.9%
2015	15.7%	14.9%
2016	15.7%	14.9%
2017	15.8%	14.9%
2018	15.9%	15%
2019	16%	15%
2020	16.1%	15.1%
2021	16.1%	15.1%
2022	16%	15.1%
2023	15.9%	15%
2024	15.7%	15%
2025	15.6%	14.9%
2026	15.4%	14.8%
2027	15.3%	14.7%
2028	15.2%	14.6%
2029	15.1%	14.5%
2030	15%	14.3%
2031	14.9%	14.1%
2032	14.7%	14%
2033	14.6%	13.8%
2034	14.4%	13.6%
2035	14.4%	13.5%
2036	14.3%	13.3%
2037	14.3%	13.2%
2038	14.3%	13.1%
2039	14.2%	13%
2040	14.2%	12.9%
2041	14.3%	12.8%
2042	14.3%	12.8%
2043	14.3%	12.7%
2044	14.3%	12.8%
2045	14.4%	12.8%
2046	14.4%	12.8%
2047	14.4%	12.9%
2048	14.4%	12.9%
2049	14.4%	13%
2050	14.4%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.7% of the population in Romania and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 23.3% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Romania and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Romania vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.4% in Romania 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
	Romania	Switzerland
1960	191,431	42,090
1961	163,286	48,365
1962	130,736	49,050
1963	139,104	52,956
1964	134,326	59,050
1965	114,190	56,222
1966	115,293	53,854
1967	347,709	52,128
1968	338,577	47,328
1969	264,120	44,182
1970	234,905	42,648
1971	206,662	38,523
1972	198,316	35,061
1973	175,020	30,906
1974	235,530	27,902
1975	219,324	22,820
1976	213,361	17,017
1977	215,385	16,959
1978	204,148	13,820
1979	194,397	14,477
1980	168,776	14,535
1981	156,472	13,979
1982	119,121	15,339
1983	87,986	12,837
1984	117,731	16,105
1985	111,392	14,882
1986	134,737	16,261
1987	128,517	15,708
1988	126,817	21,099
1989	122,756	19,941
1990	69,605	20,146
1991	25,301	23,800
1992	-4,559	24,064
1993	-13,658	21,509
1994	-18,184	20,982
1995	-36,295	19,010
1996	-56,548	19,801
1997	-42,853	17,722
1998	-33,761	16,353
1999	-31,461	16,431
2000	-22,443	15,806
2001	-37,625	10,845
2002	-58,673	10,199
2003	-56,093	8,807
2004	-42,904	13,302
2005	-40,508	11,899
2006	-38,148	12,723
2007	-37,590	13,592
2008	-30,806	15,295
2009	-34,625	15,487
2010	-46,567	17,997
2011	-56,413	18,990
2012	-54,157	18,393
2013	-59,951	17,797
2014	-55,745	21,290
2015	-59,447	19,050
2016	-53,196	22,608
2017	-50,930	20,284
2018	-62,316	20,434
2019	-60,053	18,008
2020	-100,179	9,502
2021	-141,504	18,279
2022	-93,338	7,899
2023	-89,580	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Romania vs Switzerland

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 12 deaths per 100,000 live births in Romania, compared to 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Romania	Switzerland
1985	184	15
1986	180	14
1987	173	14
1988	159	15
1989	143	14
1990	118	14
1991	104	14
1992	95	13
1993	87	13
1994	80	12
1995	75	12
1996	72	11
1997	66	10
1998	58	10
1999	51	9
2000	45	9
2001	41	8
2002	38	9
2003	35	8
2004	32	8
2005	30	8
2006	27	8
2007	25	7
2008	25	7
2009	25	7
2010	23	7
2011	20	7
2012	19	7
2013	18	7
2014	18	6
2015	18	6
2016	17	7
2017	17	6
2018	15	6
2019	14	6
2020	16	5
2021	20	4
2022	13	4
2023	12	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.66% in Romania 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
	Romania	Switzerland
1960	8.82%	2.65%
1961	7.98%	2.6%
1962	6.98%	2.53%
1963	6.03%	2.45%
1964	5.45%	2.36%
1965	5.44%	2.26%
1966	5.83%	2.16%
1967	6.27%	2.07%
1968	6.44%	1.99%
1969	6.23%	1.92%
1970	5.69%	1.84%
1971	5.06%	1.76%
1972	4.64%	1.67%
1973	4.49%	1.57%
1974	4.43%	1.48%
1975	4.27%	1.38%
1976	4.05%	1.29%
1977	3.86%	1.21%
1978	3.76%	1.14%
1979	3.68%	1.09%
1980	3.57%	1.04%
1981	3.44%	1%
1982	3.28%	0.97%
1983	3.14%	0.94%
1984	3.08%	0.92%
1985	3.16%	0.9%
1986	3.33%	0.89%
1987	3.45%	0.88%
1988	3.43%	0.86%
1989	3.31%	0.84%
1990	3.14%	0.82%
1991	2.97%	0.78%
1992	2.84%	0.75%
1993	2.79%	0.71%
1994	2.76%	0.67%
1995	2.73%	0.64%
1996	2.68%	0.62%
1997	2.58%	0.6%
1998	2.44%	0.58%
1999	2.29%	0.57%
2000	2.16%	0.56%
2001	2.06%	0.55%
2002	2.01%	0.54%
2003	1.99%	0.53%
2004	1.94%	0.52%
2005	1.82%	0.51%
2006	1.66%	0.49%
2007	1.51%	0.48%
2008	1.4%	0.47%
2009	1.31%	0.46%
2010	1.24%	0.46%
2011	1.18%	0.45%
2012	1.12%	0.44%
2013	1.05%	0.44%
2014	0.99%	0.43%
2015	0.92%	0.43%
2016	0.85%	0.42%
2017	0.79%	0.41%
2018	0.73%	0.41%
2019	0.68%	0.4%
2020	0.66%	0.4%
2021	0.65%	0.4%
2022	0.66%	0.4%
2023	0.66%	0.39%