Fertility & birth rates in Switzerland and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Switzerland vs Zimbabwe chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Switzerland was 1.33 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.72 in Zimbabwe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Switzerland vs Zimbabwe population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Switzerland	Zimbabwe
1960	2.44	7.2
1961	2.52	7.21
1962	2.58	7.23
1963	2.65	7.23
1964	2.66	7.23
1965	2.59	7.23
1966	2.5	7.2
1967	2.39	7.16
1968	2.29	7.11
1969	2.19	7.04
1970	2.1	6.98
1971	2.04	6.94
1972	1.91	6.94
1973	1.81	6.94
1974	1.73	6.88
1975	1.61	6.83
1976	1.55	6.77
1977	1.53	6.71
1978	1.51	6.66
1979	1.52	6.59
1980	1.55	6.52
1981	1.55	6.45
1982	1.56	6.33
1983	1.52	6.2
1984	1.53	6.04
1985	1.52	5.87
1986	1.53	5.69
1987	1.52	5.5
1988	1.57	5.28
1989	1.56	5.07
1990	1.58	4.88
1991	1.58	4.72
1992	1.58	4.57
1993	1.51	4.39
1994	1.49	4.28
1995	1.48	4.15
1996	1.5	4.11
1997	1.48	4.08
1998	1.47	4.07
1999	1.48	4.06
2000	1.5	4.01
2001	1.38	3.98
2002	1.39	3.93
2003	1.39	3.86
2004	1.42	3.78
2005	1.42	3.69
2006	1.44	3.64
2007	1.46	3.68
2008	1.48	3.78
2009	1.5	3.95
2010	1.52	4.04
2011	1.52	4.13
2012	1.52	4.13
2013	1.52	4.11
2014	1.54	4.01
2015	1.54	3.91
2016	1.54	3.83
2017	1.52	3.77
2018	1.52	3.74
2019	1.48	3.75
2020	1.46	3.75
2021	1.52	3.77
2022	1.39	3.77
2023	1.33	3.72
2024	1.33	3.67
2025	1.34	3.62
2026	1.34	3.57
2027	1.35	3.52
2028	1.35	3.47
2029	1.35	3.43
2030	1.35	3.38
2031	1.36	3.33
2032	1.36	3.29
2033	1.37	3.25
2034	1.37	3.21
2035	1.37	3.17
2036	1.38	3.13
2037	1.38	3.09
2038	1.38	3.06
2039	1.38	3.02
2040	1.39	2.99
2041	1.39	2.96
2042	1.39	2.93
2043	1.4	2.9
2044	1.4	2.87
2045	1.4	2.84
2046	1.4	2.81
2047	1.41	2.78
2048	1.41	2.75
2049	1.41	2.72
2050	1.41	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Switzerland	Zimbabwe
1960	24%	47.3%
1961	24%	47.7%
1962	24.1%	48.1%
1963	24.1%	48.5%
1964	24.1%	48.8%
1965	24.1%	48.7%
1966	24.2%	48.6%
1967	24.1%	48.5%
1968	24%	48.5%
1969	23.8%	48.4%
1970	23.8%	48.3%
1971	23.7%	48.2%
1972	23.5%	48.2%
1973	23.2%	48.1%
1974	22.8%	48.1%
1975	22.4%	48.1%
1976	22%	48.2%
1977	21.4%	48.3%
1978	20.9%	48.5%
1979	20.3%	48.8%
1980	19.7%	48.7%
1981	19.2%	48.4%
1982	18.8%	48.3%
1983	18.3%	48.2%
1984	18%	48.1%
1985	17.6%	48%
1986	17.4%	47.9%
1987	17.2%	47.9%
1988	17.1%	47.9%
1989	17%	47.6%
1990	17.1%	47.1%
1991	17.2%	46.6%
1992	17.3%	46.8%
1993	17.5%	47.1%
1994	17.6%	46.6%
1995	17.6%	45.9%
1996	17.7%	45%
1997	17.6%	44%
1998	17.6%	43.1%
1999	17.5%	42.4%
2000	17.4%	41.9%
2001	17.1%	41.5%
2002	16.8%	41.4%
2003	16.6%	41.5%
2004	16.4%	41.7%
2005	16.1%	41.9%
2006	15.9%	42%
2007	15.6%	42.1%
2008	15.4%	42.4%
2009	15.3%	42.7%
2010	15.2%	43%
2011	15.1%	43.4%
2012	15%	43.7%
2013	14.9%	43.9%
2014	14.9%	43.9%
2015	14.9%	43.8%
2016	14.9%	43.6%
2017	14.9%	43.3%
2018	15%	42.9%
2019	15%	42.5%
2020	15.1%	42.2%
2021	15.1%	41.9%
2022	15.1%	41.6%
2023	15%	41.3%
2024	15%	40.9%
2025	14.9%	40.3%
2026	14.8%	39.6%
2027	14.7%	39%
2028	14.6%	38.4%
2029	14.5%	37.8%
2030	14.3%	37.4%
2031	14.1%	37%
2032	14%	36.8%
2033	13.8%	36.5%
2034	13.6%	36.3%
2035	13.5%	36.1%
2036	13.3%	35.8%
2037	13.2%	35.6%
2038	13.1%	35.3%
2039	13%	35.1%
2040	12.9%	34.8%
2041	12.8%	34.6%
2042	12.8%	34.3%
2043	12.7%	34.1%
2044	12.8%	33.8%
2045	12.8%	33.5%
2046	12.8%	33.2%
2047	12.9%	32.9%
2048	12.9%	32.6%
2049	13%	32.2%
2050	13.1%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15% of the population in Switzerland and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 17.1% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Switzerland and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Switzerland vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.2% in Switzerland and +2.34% in Zimbabwe. 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
	Switzerland	Zimbabwe
1960	42,090	126,959
1961	48,365	131,531
1962	49,050	136,317
1963	52,956	140,984
1964	59,050	145,848
1965	56,222	151,164
1966	53,854	156,014
1967	52,128	161,205
1968	47,328	166,865
1969	44,182	172,626
1970	42,648	178,979
1971	38,523	185,427
1972	35,061	193,725
1973	30,906	201,885
1974	27,902	208,806
1975	22,820	216,947
1976	17,017	221,419
1977	16,959	225,139
1978	13,820	222,979
1979	14,477	223,657
1980	14,535	241,179
1981	13,979	271,361
1982	15,339	279,934
1983	12,837	286,545
1984	16,105	290,052
1985	14,882	290,756
1986	16,261	289,894
1987	15,708	286,766
1988	21,099	277,498
1989	19,941	270,838
1990	20,146	265,444
1991	23,800	260,943
1992	24,064	255,291
1993	21,509	228,045
1994	20,982	216,343
1995	19,010	206,695
1996	19,801	205,269
1997	17,722	216,288
1998	16,353	225,614
1999	16,431	232,393
2000	15,806	236,343
2001	10,845	227,909
2002	10,199	244,170
2003	8,807	243,057
2004	13,302	248,307
2005	11,899	248,545
2006	12,723	248,963
2007	13,592	261,805
2008	15,295	280,527
2009	15,487	309,316
2010	17,997	335,570
2011	18,990	359,572
2012	18,393	371,135
2013	17,797	374,757
2014	21,290	366,350
2015	19,050	356,203
2016	22,608	348,772
2017	20,284	344,035
2018	20,434	345,883
2019	18,008	348,798
2020	9,502	354,790
2021	18,279	349,908
2022	7,899	371,243
2023	7,999	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Switzerland vs Zimbabwe

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 5 deaths per 100,000 live births in Switzerland, compared to 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Switzerland	Zimbabwe
1985	15	573
1986	14	525
1987	14	480
1988	15	431
1989	14	382
1990	14	353
1991	14	332
1992	13	333
1993	13	331
1994	12	332
1995	12	332
1996	11	352
1997	10	357
1998	10	368
1999	9	399
2000	9	405
2001	8	467
2002	9	418
2003	8	455
2004	8	451
2005	8	454
2006	8	480
2007	7	519
2008	7	526
2009	7	540
2010	7	567
2011	7	564
2012	7	558
2013	7	525
2014	6	468
2015	6	428
2016	7	411
2017	6	389
2018	6	386
2019	6	388
2020	5	380
2021	4	446
2022	4	368
2023	5	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.39% in Switzerland and 4.42% in Zimbabwe. 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
	Switzerland	Zimbabwe
1960	2.65%	15.2%
1961	2.6%	14.8%
1962	2.53%	14.4%
1963	2.45%	14%
1964	2.36%	13.5%
1965	2.26%	13.1%
1966	2.16%	12.7%
1967	2.07%	12.4%
1968	1.99%	12.1%
1969	1.92%	11.8%
1970	1.84%	11.7%
1971	1.76%	11.5%
1972	1.67%	11.5%
1973	1.57%	11.4%
1974	1.48%	11.4%
1975	1.38%	11.4%
1976	1.29%	11.5%
1977	1.21%	11.5%
1978	1.14%	11.5%
1979	1.09%	11.3%
1980	1.04%	11.1%
1981	1%	10.7%
1982	0.97%	10.1%
1983	0.94%	9.5%
1984	0.92%	8.87%
1985	0.9%	8.31%
1986	0.89%	7.86%
1987	0.88%	7.61%
1988	0.86%	7.55%
1989	0.84%	7.69%
1990	0.82%	7.97%
1991	0.78%	8.33%
1992	0.75%	8.73%
1993	0.71%	9.16%
1994	0.67%	9.52%
1995	0.64%	9.83%
1996	0.62%	10%
1997	0.6%	10.1%
1998	0.58%	10%
1999	0.57%	9.92%
2000	0.56%	9.83%
2001	0.55%	9.79%
2002	0.54%	8.48%
2003	0.53%	8.85%
2004	0.52%	9.17%
2005	0.51%	9.23%
2006	0.49%	9.4%
2007	0.48%	9.47%
2008	0.47%	9.34%
2009	0.46%	9.03%
2010	0.46%	8.5%
2011	0.45%	7.88%
2012	0.44%	7.14%
2013	0.44%	6.55%
2014	0.43%	6.18%
2015	0.43%	5.98%
2016	0.42%	5.69%
2017	0.41%	5.5%
2018	0.41%	5.23%
2019	0.4%	5.11%
2020	0.4%	5.01%
2021	0.4%	4.76%
2022	0.4%	4.6%
2023	0.39%	4.42%