Fertility & birth rates in Senegal and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Senegal vs Switzerland chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Senegal was 3.82 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 Senegal 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
	Senegal	Switzerland
1960	7	2.44
1961	7.04	2.52
1962	7.08	2.58
1963	7.12	2.65
1964	7.16	2.66
1965	7.19	2.59
1966	7.22	2.5
1967	7.24	2.39
1968	7.25	2.29
1969	7.26	2.19
1970	7.26	2.1
1971	7.26	2.04
1972	7.26	1.91
1973	7.26	1.81
1974	7.25	1.73
1975	7.25	1.61
1976	7.26	1.55
1977	7.27	1.53
1978	7.28	1.51
1979	7.29	1.52
1980	7.29	1.55
1981	7.28	1.55
1982	7.25	1.56
1983	7.19	1.52
1984	7.11	1.53
1985	7.01	1.52
1986	6.9	1.53
1987	6.79	1.52
1988	6.58	1.57
1989	6.48	1.56
1990	6.4	1.58
1991	6.27	1.58
1992	6.15	1.58
1993	6.05	1.51
1994	5.92	1.49
1995	5.82	1.48
1996	5.72	1.5
1997	5.64	1.48
1998	5.58	1.47
1999	5.57	1.48
2000	5.5	1.5
2001	5.4	1.38
2002	5.3	1.39
2003	5.25	1.39
2004	5.19	1.42
2005	5.13	1.42
2006	5.06	1.44
2007	5.02	1.46
2008	5.02	1.48
2009	5.03	1.5
2010	5.06	1.52
2011	5.1	1.52
2012	5.13	1.52
2013	5.05	1.52
2014	4.88	1.54
2015	4.75	1.54
2016	4.65	1.54
2017	4.49	1.52
2018	4.29	1.52
2019	4.1	1.48
2020	4	1.46
2021	3.94	1.52
2022	3.86	1.39
2023	3.82	1.33
2024	3.76	1.33
2025	3.71	1.34
2026	3.66	1.34
2027	3.61	1.35
2028	3.57	1.35
2029	3.53	1.35
2030	3.49	1.35
2031	3.44	1.36
2032	3.4	1.36
2033	3.35	1.37
2034	3.32	1.37
2035	3.28	1.37
2036	3.24	1.38
2037	3.22	1.38
2038	3.17	1.38
2039	3.15	1.38
2040	3.11	1.39
2041	3.08	1.39
2042	3.05	1.39
2043	3.02	1.4
2044	2.99	1.4
2045	2.96	1.4
2046	2.93	1.4
2047	2.9	1.41
2048	2.87	1.41
2049	2.85	1.41
2050	2.82	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Senegal	Switzerland
1960	44.2%	24%
1961	44.3%	24%
1962	44.3%	24.1%
1963	44.3%	24.1%
1964	44.3%	24.1%
1965	44.3%	24.1%
1966	44.3%	24.2%
1967	44.3%	24.1%
1968	44.2%	24%
1969	44.2%	23.8%
1970	44.2%	23.8%
1971	44.2%	23.7%
1972	44.2%	23.5%
1973	44.3%	23.2%
1974	44.4%	22.8%
1975	44.6%	22.4%
1976	44.8%	22%
1977	45.2%	21.4%
1978	45.6%	20.9%
1979	46%	20.3%
1980	46.4%	19.7%
1981	46.7%	19.2%
1982	46.9%	18.8%
1983	47.1%	18.3%
1984	47.2%	18%
1985	47.3%	17.6%
1986	47.3%	17.4%
1987	47.2%	17.2%
1988	47%	17.1%
1989	46.9%	17%
1990	46.6%	17.1%
1991	46.4%	17.2%
1992	46.1%	17.3%
1993	45.8%	17.5%
1994	45.4%	17.6%
1995	45.1%	17.6%
1996	44.9%	17.7%
1997	44.6%	17.6%
1998	44.4%	17.6%
1999	44.2%	17.5%
2000	43.9%	17.4%
2001	43.7%	17.1%
2002	43.5%	16.8%
2003	43.2%	16.6%
2004	43.1%	16.4%
2005	42.9%	16.1%
2006	42.8%	15.9%
2007	42.7%	15.6%
2008	42.7%	15.4%
2009	42.7%	15.3%
2010	42.7%	15.2%
2011	42.7%	15.1%
2012	42.7%	15%
2013	42.7%	14.9%
2014	42.6%	14.9%
2015	42.4%	14.9%
2016	42.1%	14.9%
2017	41.8%	14.9%
2018	41.3%	15%
2019	40.9%	15%
2020	40.3%	15.1%
2021	39.8%	15.1%
2022	39.2%	15.1%
2023	38.6%	15%
2024	38.2%	15%
2025	37.7%	14.9%
2026	37.3%	14.8%
2027	36.9%	14.7%
2028	36.6%	14.6%
2029	36.2%	14.5%
2030	35.9%	14.3%
2031	35.6%	14.1%
2032	35.4%	14%
2033	35.1%	13.8%
2034	34.9%	13.6%
2035	34.6%	13.5%
2036	34.4%	13.3%
2037	34.1%	13.2%
2038	33.9%	13.1%
2039	33.5%	13%
2040	33.2%	12.9%
2041	32.9%	12.8%
2042	32.6%	12.8%
2043	32.2%	12.7%
2044	31.9%	12.8%
2045	31.5%	12.8%
2046	31.2%	12.8%
2047	30.8%	12.9%
2048	30.5%	12.9%
2049	30.2%	13%
2050	29.8%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38.2% of the population in Senegal and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 46.6% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Senegal and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Senegal vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.55% in Senegal 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
	Senegal	Switzerland
1960	84,735	42,090
1961	87,322	48,365
1962	89,937	49,050
1963	92,264	52,956
1964	94,797	59,050
1965	97,912	56,222
1966	101,359	53,854
1967	104,824	52,128
1968	108,240	47,328
1969	112,393	44,182
1970	117,264	42,648
1971	122,511	38,523
1972	128,024	35,061
1973	133,834	30,906
1974	139,974	27,902
1975	147,311	22,820
1976	154,776	17,017
1977	161,636	16,959
1978	167,744	13,820
1979	173,425	14,477
1980	179,707	14,535
1981	185,917	13,979
1982	191,309	15,339
1983	197,673	12,837
1984	203,125	16,105
1985	208,218	14,882
1986	212,887	16,261
1987	218,522	15,708
1988	221,772	21,099
1989	227,797	19,941
1990	234,155	20,146
1991	237,713	23,800
1992	241,482	24,064
1993	245,742	21,509
1994	249,115	20,982
1995	252,552	19,010
1996	255,418	19,801
1997	261,200	17,722
1998	267,404	16,353
1999	277,944	16,431
2000	283,946	15,806
2001	289,690	10,845
2002	298,842	10,199
2003	308,856	8,807
2004	317,286	13,302
2005	323,908	11,899
2006	331,364	12,723
2007	339,963	13,592
2008	351,661	15,295
2009	362,238	15,487
2010	372,934	17,997
2011	387,290	18,990
2012	402,243	18,393
2013	406,582	17,797
2014	405,019	21,290
2015	407,008	19,050
2016	411,480	22,608
2017	410,366	20,284
2018	405,454	20,434
2019	399,436	18,008
2020	400,910	9,502
2021	403,019	18,279
2022	415,507	7,899
2023	431,006	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Senegal vs Switzerland

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 237 deaths per 100,000 live births in Senegal, compared to 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Senegal	Switzerland
1985	899	15
1986	820	14
1987	760	14
1988	709	15
1989	662	14
1990	640	14
1991	616	14
1992	598	13
1993	589	13
1994	579	12
1995	586	12
1996	601	11
1997	599	10
1998	605	10
1999	602	9
2000	581	9
2001	560	8
2002	531	9
2003	520	8
2004	501	8
2005	488	8
2006	462	8
2007	457	7
2008	463	7
2009	441	7
2010	436	7
2011	415	7
2012	405	7
2013	385	7
2014	373	6
2015	357	6
2016	345	7
2017	325	6
2018	305	6
2019	286	6
2020	252	5
2021	263	4
2022	228	4
2023	237	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.85% in Senegal 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
	Senegal	Switzerland
1960	29.3%	2.65%
1961	29.4%	2.6%
1962	29.5%	2.53%
1963	29.6%	2.45%
1964	29.7%	2.36%
1965	29.7%	2.26%
1966	29.7%	2.16%
1967	29.6%	2.07%
1968	29.4%	1.99%
1969	29.2%	1.92%
1970	28.8%	1.84%
1971	28.4%	1.76%
1972	27.8%	1.67%
1973	27%	1.57%
1974	26.2%	1.48%
1975	25.3%	1.38%
1976	24.2%	1.29%
1977	23.1%	1.21%
1978	22.1%	1.14%
1979	21.2%	1.09%
1980	20.4%	1.04%
1981	19.7%	1%
1982	19.1%	0.97%
1983	18.5%	0.94%
1984	17.9%	0.92%
1985	17.1%	0.9%
1986	16.3%	0.89%
1987	15.4%	0.88%
1988	14.7%	0.86%
1989	14.1%	0.84%
1990	13.7%	0.82%
1991	13.6%	0.78%
1992	13.5%	0.75%
1993	13.6%	0.71%
1994	13.7%	0.67%
1995	13.8%	0.64%
1996	13.8%	0.62%
1997	13.9%	0.6%
1998	13.7%	0.58%
1999	13.4%	0.57%
2000	12.9%	0.56%
2001	12.2%	0.55%
2002	11.4%	0.54%
2003	10.5%	0.53%
2004	9.59%	0.52%
2005	8.8%	0.51%
2006	8.11%	0.49%
2007	7.52%	0.48%
2008	7.03%	0.47%
2009	6.63%	0.46%
2010	6.3%	0.46%
2011	6.01%	0.45%
2012	5.77%	0.44%
2013	5.57%	0.44%
2014	5.39%	0.43%
2015	5.24%	0.43%
2016	5.11%	0.42%
2017	4.97%	0.41%
2018	4.82%	0.41%
2019	4.65%	0.4%
2020	4.46%	0.4%
2021	4.25%	0.4%
2022	4.04%	0.4%
2023	3.85%	0.39%