Russian Federation vs Switzerland: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Russian Federation
1.43 children per women
in 2023
Switzerland
1.42 children per women
in 2023
Russian Federation rank
181st
Switzerland rank
183rd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Russian Federation
- Switzerland
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 1.43 children per women against 1.42 children per women in Switzerland, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Russian Federation ranks 181st and Switzerland ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russian Federation | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.48 children per women | 2.26 children per women | 0.2211 children per women | Russian Federation |
| 1960s | 2.09 children per women | 2.4 children per women | 0.311 children per women | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.9 children per women | 1.69 children per women | 0.2032 children per women | Russian Federation |
| 1980s | 1.99 children per women | 1.51 children per women | 0.4773 children per women | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 1.38 children per women | 1.5 children per women | 0.1167 children per women | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.31 children per women | 1.42 children per women | 0.1059 children per women | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.63 children per women | 1.51 children per women | 0.1266 children per women | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 1.46 children per women | 1.45 children per women | 0.0097 children per women | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Russian Federation or Switzerland?
- Russian Federation, at 1.43 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 Russian Federation and Switzerland?
- 0.01 children per women, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Russian Federation and Switzerland rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Russian Federation ranks 181st 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).