Fertility & birth rates in San Marino and Switzerland

Fertility rate in San Marino vs Switzerland chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in San Marino was 1.15 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 San Marino 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
	San Marino	Switzerland
1960	2.43	2.44
1961	2.68	2.52
1962	2.43	2.58
1963	2.4	2.65
1964	2.37	2.66
1965	2.33	2.59
1966	2.33	2.5
1967	2.31	2.39
1968	2.3	2.29
1969	2.31	2.19
1970	2.32	2.1
1971	2.33	2.04
1972	2.29	1.91
1973	2.23	1.81
1974	2.13	1.73
1975	2.05	1.61
1976	1.95	1.55
1977	1.87	1.53
1978	1.77	1.51
1979	1.63	1.52
1980	1.53	1.55
1981	1.41	1.55
1982	1.3	1.56
1983	1.25	1.52
1984	1.2	1.53
1985	1.17	1.52
1986	1.15	1.53
1987	1.14	1.52
1988	1.14	1.57
1989	1.15	1.56
1990	1.16	1.58
1991	1.17	1.58
1992	1.15	1.58
1993	1.12	1.51
1994	1.14	1.49
1995	1.17	1.48
1996	1.21	1.5
1997	1.24	1.48
1998	1.26	1.47
1999	1.29	1.48
2000	1.4	1.5
2001	1.52	1.38
2002	1.43	1.39
2003	1.3	1.39
2004	1.3	1.42
2005	1.2	1.42
2006	1.24	1.44
2007	1.26	1.46
2008	1.52	1.48
2009	1.36	1.5
2010	1.46	1.52
2011	1.46	1.52
2012	1.29	1.52
2013	1.48	1.52
2014	1.26	1.54
2015	1.2	1.54
2016	1.13	1.54
2017	1.05	1.52
2018	1.08	1.52
2019	1.1	1.48
2020	1.11	1.46
2021	1.13	1.52
2022	1.14	1.39
2023	1.15	1.33
2024	1.16	1.33
2025	1.16	1.34
2026	1.17	1.34
2027	1.18	1.35
2028	1.18	1.35
2029	1.19	1.35
2030	1.2	1.35
2031	1.2	1.36
2032	1.21	1.36
2033	1.21	1.37
2034	1.22	1.37
2035	1.23	1.37
2036	1.23	1.38
2037	1.24	1.38
2038	1.24	1.38
2039	1.25	1.38
2040	1.25	1.39
2041	1.25	1.39
2042	1.26	1.39
2043	1.26	1.4
2044	1.27	1.4
2045	1.27	1.4
2046	1.28	1.4
2047	1.28	1.41
2048	1.29	1.41
2049	1.29	1.41
2050	1.29	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	San Marino	Switzerland
1960	25%	24%
1961	25%	24%
1962	25%	24.1%
1963	24.8%	24.1%
1964	24.5%	24.1%
1965	24.3%	24.1%
1966	24.5%	24.2%
1967	24.9%	24.1%
1968	25.3%	24%
1969	25.6%	23.8%
1970	25.9%	23.8%
1971	26%	23.7%
1972	25.9%	23.5%
1973	25.7%	23.2%
1974	25.4%	22.8%
1975	25.1%	22.4%
1976	24.7%	22%
1977	23.9%	21.4%
1978	23%	20.9%
1979	22.4%	20.3%
1980	21.7%	19.7%
1981	21%	19.2%
1982	20.3%	18.8%
1983	19.7%	18.3%
1984	19.1%	18%
1985	18.6%	17.6%
1986	18%	17.4%
1987	17.5%	17.2%
1988	17%	17.1%
1989	16.5%	17%
1990	16.1%	17.1%
1991	15.8%	17.2%
1992	15.4%	17.3%
1993	15.2%	17.5%
1994	15%	17.6%
1995	14.9%	17.6%
1996	14.9%	17.7%
1997	14.9%	17.6%
1998	14.9%	17.6%
1999	14.9%	17.5%
2000	14.9%	17.4%
2001	15%	17.1%
2002	15.1%	16.8%
2003	15.2%	16.6%
2004	15.2%	16.4%
2005	15.3%	16.1%
2006	15.3%	15.9%
2007	15.3%	15.6%
2008	15.4%	15.4%
2009	15.4%	15.3%
2010	15.4%	15.2%
2011	15.3%	15.1%
2012	15.2%	15%
2013	15.1%	14.9%
2014	15.1%	14.9%
2015	14.9%	14.9%
2016	14.7%	14.9%
2017	14.4%	14.9%
2018	14%	15%
2019	13.7%	15%
2020	13.4%	15.1%
2021	13.2%	15.1%
2022	13%	15.1%
2023	12.7%	15%
2024	12.3%	15%
2025	11.9%	14.9%
2026	11.4%	14.8%
2027	11.1%	14.7%
2028	10.8%	14.6%
2029	10.5%	14.5%
2030	10.3%	14.3%
2031	10.1%	14.1%
2032	10%	14%
2033	9.97%	13.8%
2034	9.92%	13.6%
2035	9.9%	13.5%
2036	9.92%	13.3%
2037	9.98%	13.2%
2038	10.1%	13.1%
2039	10.2%	13%
2040	10.4%	12.9%
2041	10.6%	12.8%
2042	10.7%	12.8%
2043	10.9%	12.7%
2044	11%	12.8%
2045	11.2%	12.8%
2046	11.3%	12.8%
2047	11.4%	12.9%
2048	11.5%	12.9%
2049	11.6%	13%
2050	11.7%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 12.3% of the population in San Marino and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 16.1% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of San Marino and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in San Marino vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.1% in San Marino 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
	San Marino	Switzerland
1960	139	42,090
1961	174	48,365
1962	155	49,050
1963	158	52,956
1964	163	59,050
1965	169	56,222
1966	173	53,854
1967	171	52,128
1968	171	47,328
1969	173	44,182
1970	173	42,648
1971	174	38,523
1972	173	35,061
1973	167	30,906
1974	153	27,902
1975	141	22,820
1976	126	17,017
1977	117	16,959
1978	121	13,820
1979	104	14,477
1980	90	14,535
1981	76	13,979
1982	61	15,339
1983	54	12,837
1984	46	16,105
1985	44	14,882
1986	40	16,261
1987	31	15,708
1988	34	21,099
1989	36	19,941
1990	41	20,146
1991	45	23,800
1992	42	24,064
1993	38	21,509
1994	43	20,982
1995	51	19,010
1996	63	19,801
1997	71	17,722
1998	74	16,353
1999	80	16,431
2000	107	15,806
2001	132	10,845
2002	112	10,199
2003	79	8,807
2004	121	13,302
2005	66	11,899
2006	75	12,723
2007	69	13,592
2008	159	15,295
2009	145	15,487
2010	126	17,997
2011	105	18,990
2012	54	18,393
2013	73	17,797
2014	46	21,290
2015	36	19,050
2016	10	22,608
2017	-51	20,284
2018	-11	20,434
2019	-17	18,008
2020	-122	9,502
2021	-99	18,279
2022	-58	7,899
2023	-92	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: San Marino vs Switzerland

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 San Marino, compared to 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	San Marino	Switzerland
1985	12	15
1986	12	14
1987	12	14
1988	12	15
1989	12	14
1990	11	14
1991	11	14
1992	11	13
1993	11	13
1994	10	12
1995	10	12
1996	10	11
1997	10	10
1998	9	10
1999	9	9
2000	14	9
2001	14	8
2002	14	9
2003	13	8
2004	13	8
2005	12	8
2006	12	8
2007	8	7
2008	8	7
2009	8	7
2010	8	7
2011	8	7
2012	8	7
2013	8	7
2014	8	6
2015	8	6
2016	7	7
2017	7	6
2018	7	6
2019	7	6
2020	46	5
2021	35	4
2022	22	4
2023	8	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.14% in San Marino 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
	San Marino	Switzerland
1960	-	2.65%
1961	-	2.6%
1962	-	2.53%
1963	-	2.45%
1964	-	2.36%
1965	-	2.26%
1966	-	2.16%
1967	-	2.07%
1968	-	1.99%
1969	-	1.92%
1970	-	1.84%
1971	-	1.76%
1972	-	1.67%
1973	-	1.57%
1974	-	1.48%
1975	-	1.38%
1976	-	1.29%
1977	-	1.21%
1978	-	1.14%
1979	-	1.09%
1980	-	1.04%
1981	-	1%
1982	-	0.97%
1983	-	0.94%
1984	-	0.92%
1985	1.99%	0.9%
1986	1.82%	0.89%
1987	1.66%	0.88%
1988	1.52%	0.86%
1989	1.39%	0.84%
1990	1.27%	0.82%
1991	1.16%	0.78%
1992	1.06%	0.75%
1993	0.97%	0.71%
1994	0.89%	0.67%
1995	0.81%	0.64%
1996	0.75%	0.62%
1997	0.69%	0.6%
1998	0.63%	0.58%
1999	0.58%	0.57%
2000	0.54%	0.56%
2001	0.5%	0.55%
2002	0.46%	0.54%
2003	0.42%	0.53%
2004	0.39%	0.52%
2005	0.37%	0.51%
2006	0.34%	0.49%
2007	0.32%	0.48%
2008	0.3%	0.47%
2009	0.28%	0.46%
2010	0.27%	0.46%
2011	0.25%	0.45%
2012	0.24%	0.44%
2013	0.23%	0.44%
2014	0.21%	0.43%
2015	0.2%	0.43%
2016	0.19%	0.42%
2017	0.18%	0.41%
2018	0.17%	0.41%
2019	0.17%	0.4%
2020	0.16%	0.4%
2021	0.15%	0.4%
2022	0.15%	0.4%
2023	0.14%	0.39%