Which has higher births, by age of mother, Switzerland or Western Sahara?

Switzerland, at 3 births against 3 births in Western Sahara as of 2023.

What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Switzerland and Western Sahara?

0 births, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Western Sahara?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Switzerland vs Western Sahara: Births, by age of mother

Switzerland

3 births

in 2023

Western Sahara

3 births

in 2023

Switzerland rank

110th

Western Sahara rank

110th

Births, by age of mother over time

Switzerland
Western Sahara

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 3 births against 3 births in Western Sahara, a difference of 0 births.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Western Sahara ahead.

Switzerland ranks 110th and Western Sahara ranks 110th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 4 and Western Sahara in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Switzerland	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0 births	0.2 births	0.2 births	Western Sahara
1960s	1.9 births	1 births	0.9 births	Switzerland
1970s	10.7 births	1.2 births	9.5 births	Switzerland
1980s	5.2 births	3 births	2.2 births	Switzerland
1990s	12.3 births	5.1 births	7.2 births	Switzerland
2000s	2.4 births	10 births	7.6 births	Western Sahara
2010s	0 births	4.5 births	4.5 births	Western Sahara
2020s	1.5 births	3.5 births	2 births	Western Sahara

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Switzerland or Western Sahara?: Switzerland, at 3 births against 3 births in Western Sahara as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Switzerland and Western Sahara?: 0 births, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Western Sahara?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Switzerland and Western Sahara rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Switzerland ranks 110th and Western Sahara ranks 110th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.