Norway vs Switzerland: Birth rate
Norway
9.34 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Switzerland
9.44 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Norway rank
181st
Switzerland rank
178th
Birth rate over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 9.44 births per 1,000 people against 9.34 births per 1,000 people in Norway, a difference of 0.1 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Switzerland ahead.
Norway ranks 181st and Switzerland ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 14 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 31.92 births per 1,000 people | 31.9 births per 1,000 people | 0.0179 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1880s | 30.86 births per 1,000 people | 28.53 births per 1,000 people | 2.32 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1890s | 30.3 births per 1,000 people | 28 births per 1,000 people | 2.3 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1900s | 27.96 births per 1,000 people | 27.43 births per 1,000 people | 0.5271 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1910s | 24.87 births per 1,000 people | 21.5 births per 1,000 people | 3.36 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1920s | 21.12 births per 1,000 people | 18.72 births per 1,000 people | 2.4 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1930s | 15.41 births per 1,000 people | 16.01 births per 1,000 people | 0.5977 births per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 19.32 births per 1,000 people | 18.67 births per 1,000 people | 0.6474 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1950s | 18.34 births per 1,000 people | 17.36 births per 1,000 people | 0.9735 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1960s | 17.42 births per 1,000 people | 18.16 births per 1,000 people | 0.7361 births per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 14.57 births per 1,000 people | 13.17 births per 1,000 people | 1.4 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1980s | 12.68 births per 1,000 people | 11.66 births per 1,000 people | 1.03 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 13.81 births per 1,000 people | 11.74 births per 1,000 people | 2.07 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 12.47 births per 1,000 people | 9.89 births per 1,000 people | 2.58 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 11.28 births per 1,000 people | 10.17 births per 1,000 people | 1.1 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 9.73 births per 1,000 people | 9.72 births per 1,000 people | 0.012 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Norway or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 9.44 births per 1,000 people against 9.34 births per 1,000 people in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Norway and Switzerland?
- 0.1 births per 1,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for birth rate?
- Norway ranks 181st and Switzerland ranks 178th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.