Sweden vs Switzerland: Birth rate total

Sweden
27.29
in 2024
Switzerland
26.26
in 2023
Sweden rank
23rd
Switzerland rank
26th

Birth rate total over time

  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
20406080100187119472024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 27.29 against 26.26 in Switzerland, a difference of 1.03.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 26th of 40 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Switzerland Difference Ahead
1910s 66.05 62.97 3.08 Sweden
1920s 55.59 57.02 1.43 Switzerland
1930s 43.2 48.39 5.2 Switzerland
1940s 56.48 56.66 0.1715 Switzerland
1950s 47.3 53.28 5.98 Switzerland
1960s 47.57 54.99 7.42 Switzerland
1970s 40.85 39.6 1.25 Sweden
1980s 37.72 34.08 3.64 Sweden
1990s 38.05 34.21 3.84 Sweden
2000s 33.53 29.13 4.4 Sweden
2010s 34.65 30.38 4.27 Sweden
2020s 31.01 28.21 2.79 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate total, Sweden or Switzerland?
Sweden, at 27.29 against 26.26 in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate total between Sweden and Switzerland?
1.03, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
113 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2023.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for birth rate total?
Sweden ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 26th of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Birth rate total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate total
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
40 places, 3,610 data points, 1840–2024
Last refreshed