Switzerland birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Switzerland chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Switzerland was 1.33 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1971. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.51 — a -11.9% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Switzerland	World
1960	2.44	4.69
1961	2.52	4.56
1962	2.58	5.02
1963	2.65	5.31
1964	2.66	5.13
1965	2.59	5.08
1966	2.5	4.97
1967	2.39	4.87
1968	2.29	4.98
1969	2.19	4.88
1970	2.1	4.84
1971	2.04	4.69
1972	1.91	4.55
1973	1.81	4.42
1974	1.73	4.26
1975	1.61	4.07
1976	1.55	3.97
1977	1.53	3.84
1978	1.51	3.77
1979	1.52	3.76
1980	1.55	3.73
1981	1.55	3.71
1982	1.56	3.72
1983	1.52	3.59
1984	1.53	3.57
1985	1.52	3.53
1986	1.53	3.51
1987	1.52	3.48
1988	1.57	3.39
1989	1.56	3.35
1990	1.58	3.31
1991	1.58	3.13
1992	1.58	3.04
1993	1.51	2.97
1994	1.49	2.92
1995	1.48	2.87
1996	1.5	2.82
1997	1.48	2.78
1998	1.47	2.75
1999	1.48	2.72
2000	1.5	2.73
2001	1.38	2.69
2002	1.39	2.66
2003	1.39	2.64
2004	1.42	2.63
2005	1.42	2.61
2006	1.44	2.61
2007	1.46	2.6
2008	1.48	2.6
2009	1.5	2.59
2010	1.52	2.57
2011	1.52	2.55
2012	1.52	2.56
2013	1.52	2.53
2014	1.54	2.52
2015	1.54	2.49
2016	1.54	2.49
2017	1.52	2.46
2018	1.52	2.39
2019	1.48	2.35
2020	1.46	2.28
2021	1.52	2.25
2022	1.39	2.22
2023	1.33	2.2
2024	1.33	2.19
2025	1.34	2.18
2026	1.34	2.18
2027	1.35	2.17
2028	1.35	2.16
2029	1.35	2.15
2030	1.35	2.14
2031	1.36	2.13
2032	1.36	2.12
2033	1.37	2.12
2034	1.37	2.11
2035	1.37	2.1
2036	1.38	2.09
2037	1.38	2.09
2038	1.38	2.08
2039	1.38	2.08
2040	1.39	2.08
2041	1.39	2.07
2042	1.39	2.07
2043	1.4	2.07
2044	1.4	2.07
2045	1.4	2.06
2046	1.4	2.06
2047	1.41	2.06
2048	1.41	2.05
2049	1.41	2.05
2050	1.41	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 0.39% were to women under 20 years old, 27% to women ages 20-29, and 72.6% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 1.85%, 59.4%, and 38.7% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Switzerland by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Switzerland	World
1960	24%	37.4%
1961	24%	37.5%
1962	24.1%	37.6%
1963	24.1%	37.8%
1964	24.1%	38%
1965	24.1%	38%
1966	24.2%	38%
1967	24.1%	38%
1968	24%	37.9%
1969	23.8%	37.8%
1970	23.8%	37.7%
1971	23.7%	37.6%
1972	23.5%	37.5%
1973	23.2%	37.3%
1974	22.8%	37.2%
1975	22.4%	37.1%
1976	22%	36.9%
1977	21.4%	36.7%
1978	20.9%	36.3%
1979	20.3%	35.9%
1980	19.7%	35.5%
1981	19.2%	35.2%
1982	18.8%	34.9%
1983	18.3%	34.6%
1984	18%	34.3%
1985	17.6%	34%
1986	17.4%	33.8%
1987	17.2%	33.6%
1988	17.1%	33.4%
1989	17%	33.2%
1990	17.1%	33%
1991	17.2%	32.9%
1992	17.3%	32.7%
1993	17.5%	32.5%
1994	17.6%	32.3%
1995	17.6%	32.1%
1996	17.7%	31.8%
1997	17.6%	31.5%
1998	17.6%	31.1%
1999	17.5%	30.8%
2000	17.4%	30.4%
2001	17.1%	30%
2002	16.8%	29.6%
2003	16.6%	29.2%
2004	16.4%	28.8%
2005	16.1%	28.5%
2006	15.9%	28.1%
2007	15.6%	27.9%
2008	15.4%	27.6%
2009	15.3%	27.5%
2010	15.2%	27.3%
2011	15.1%	27.1%
2012	15%	27%
2013	14.9%	26.9%
2014	14.9%	26.8%
2015	14.9%	26.6%
2016	14.9%	26.5%
2017	14.9%	26.4%
2018	15%	26.2%
2019	15%	26%
2020	15.1%	25.8%
2021	15.1%	25.6%
2022	15.1%	25.3%
2023	15%	25%
2024	15%	24.7%
2025	14.9%	24.4%
2026	14.8%	24.1%
2027	14.7%	23.8%
2028	14.6%	23.4%
2029	14.5%	23.1%
2030	14.3%	22.8%
2031	14.1%	22.6%
2032	14%	22.3%
2033	13.8%	22.1%
2034	13.6%	21.9%
2035	13.5%	21.7%
2036	13.3%	21.6%
2037	13.2%	21.5%
2038	13.1%	21.4%
2039	13%	21.3%
2040	12.9%	21.2%
2041	12.8%	21.1%
2042	12.8%	21%
2043	12.7%	21%
2044	12.8%	20.9%
2045	12.8%	20.8%
2046	12.8%	20.7%
2047	12.9%	20.7%
2048	12.9%	20.6%
2049	13%	20.5%
2050	13.1%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Switzerland was 24% in 1960, 17.5% in 1993, and 15% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Switzerland.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Switzerland, excluding migration, has been +0.2% annually. On average, 16,535 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Switzerland
1960	42,090
1961	48,365
1962	49,050
1963	52,956
1964	59,050
1965	56,222
1966	53,854
1967	52,128
1968	47,328
1969	44,182
1970	42,648
1971	38,523
1972	35,061
1973	30,906
1974	27,902
1975	22,820
1976	17,017
1977	16,959
1978	13,820
1979	14,477
1980	14,535
1981	13,979
1982	15,339
1983	12,837
1984	16,105
1985	14,882
1986	16,261
1987	15,708
1988	21,099
1989	19,941
1990	20,146
1991	23,800
1992	24,064
1993	21,509
1994	20,982
1995	19,010
1996	19,801
1997	17,722
1998	16,353
1999	16,431
2000	15,806
2001	10,845
2002	10,199
2003	8,807
2004	13,302
2005	11,899
2006	12,723
2007	13,592
2008	15,295
2009	15,487
2010	17,997
2011	18,990
2012	18,393
2013	17,797
2014	21,290
2015	19,050
2016	22,608
2017	20,284
2018	20,434
2019	18,008
2020	9,502
2021	18,279
2022	7,899
2023	7,999

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Switzerland was 5 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.005% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -44.4% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Switzerland	World
1985	15	460
1986	14	438
1987	14	429
1988	15	414
1989	14	401
1990	14	391
1991	14	395
1992	13	395
1993	13	389
1994	12	382
1995	12	371
1996	11	366
1997	10	358
1998	10	360
1999	9	340
2000	9	328
2001	8	321
2002	9	311
2003	8	301
2004	8	291
2005	8	283
2006	8	276
2007	7	269
2008	7	264
2009	7	258
2010	7	253
2011	7	247
2012	7	239
2013	7	235
2014	6	231
2015	6	228
2016	7	220
2017	6	215
2018	6	211
2019	6	207
2020	5	211
2021	4	242
2022	4	203
2023	5	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Switzerland was 3.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.39% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 5.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Switzerland	World
1960	2.65%	18.5%
1961	2.6%	18.1%
1962	2.53%	17.8%
1963	2.45%	17.5%
1964	2.36%	17.7%
1965	2.26%	17.5%
1966	2.16%	17.3%
1967	2.07%	17%
1968	1.99%	16.5%
1969	1.92%	15.5%
1970	1.84%	15.2%
1971	1.76%	15.1%
1972	1.67%	14.4%
1973	1.57%	14.1%
1974	1.48%	13.7%
1975	1.38%	13.4%
1976	1.29%	13%
1977	1.21%	12.5%
1978	1.14%	12.1%
1979	1.09%	11.7%
1980	1.04%	11.4%
1981	1%	11%
1982	0.97%	10.8%
1983	0.94%	10.6%
1984	0.92%	10.4%
1985	0.9%	10.1%
1986	0.89%	9.81%
1987	0.88%	9.47%
1988	0.86%	9.31%
1989	0.84%	9.02%
1990	0.82%	8.81%
1991	0.78%	8.66%
1992	0.75%	8.46%
1993	0.71%	8.19%
1994	0.67%	7.98%
1995	0.64%	7.76%
1996	0.62%	7.52%
1997	0.6%	7.28%
1998	0.58%	7.05%
1999	0.57%	6.76%
2000	0.56%	6.48%
2001	0.55%	6.21%
2002	0.54%	5.94%
2003	0.53%	5.65%
2004	0.52%	5.43%
2005	0.51%	5.16%
2006	0.49%	4.92%
2007	0.48%	4.7%
2008	0.47%	4.5%
2009	0.46%	4.31%
2010	0.46%	4.11%
2011	0.45%	3.97%
2012	0.44%	3.77%
2013	0.44%	3.61%
2014	0.43%	3.48%
2015	0.43%	3.35%
2016	0.42%	3.23%
2017	0.41%	3.11%
2018	0.41%	2.97%
2019	0.4%	2.86%
2020	0.4%	2.75%
2021	0.4%	2.66%
2022	0.4%	2.59%
2023	0.39%	2.49%