Dominica vs Switzerland: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Dominica
1.42 children per women
in 2023
Switzerland
1.42 children per women
in 2023
Dominica rank
182nd
Switzerland rank
183rd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Dominica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 1.42 children per women against 1.42 children per women in Switzerland, a difference of 0 children per women.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 182nd and Switzerland ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.7 children per women | 2.26 children per women | 2.44 children per women | Dominica |
| 1960s | 5.27 children per women | 2.4 children per women | 2.87 children per women | Dominica |
| 1970s | 3.62 children per women | 1.69 children per women | 1.93 children per women | Dominica |
| 1980s | 2.98 children per women | 1.51 children per women | 1.47 children per women | Dominica |
| 1990s | 2.71 children per women | 1.5 children per women | 1.21 children per women | Dominica |
| 2000s | 2.03 children per women | 1.42 children per women | 0.6105 children per women | Dominica |
| 2010s | 1.62 children per women | 1.51 children per women | 0.1135 children per women | Dominica |
| 2020s | 1.43 children per women | 1.45 children per women | 0.0188 children per women | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Dominica or Switzerland?
- Dominica, at 1.42 children per women against 1.42 children per women in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Dominica and Switzerland?
- 0 children per women, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominica and Switzerland rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Dominica ranks 182nd and Switzerland ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).