Fertility rate: births per woman in Switzerland
Switzerland: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.43 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Switzerland, 1932–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Switzerland stood at 1.43 live births per woman.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Switzerland peaked at 2.65 live births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.38 live births per woman, in 2003.
That places Switzerland 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 92 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1.83 live births per woman | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.94 live births per woman | 8 |
| 1940s | 2.38 live births per woman | 1.82 live births per woman | 2.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.35 live births per woman | 2.29 live births per woman | 2.42 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.48 live births per woman | 2.19 live births per woman | 2.65 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.73 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.54 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | 1.56 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.51 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.43 live births per woman | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 live births per woman | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.54 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 live births per woman | 1.4 live births per woman | 1.53 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 184 Montserrat 1.44 live births per woman compare
- 185 Germany 1.44 live births per woman compare
- 186 Cuba 1.44 live births per woman compare
- 188 Netherlands 1.43 live births per woman compare
- 188 Sweden 1.43 live births per woman compare
- 190 Wallis and Futuna 1.41 live births per woman compare
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.97 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 87.32 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 85.59 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.9807 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 82.65 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Switzerland?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Switzerland was 1.43 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 live births per woman in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 live births per woman in 2003.
- How does Switzerland rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Switzerland ranks 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.