Italy vs Switzerland: Period total fertility rate
Italy
1.21
in 2023
Switzerland
1.29
in 2024
Italy rank
28th
Switzerland rank
25th
Period total fertility rate over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.29 against 1.21 in Italy, a difference of 0.08.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 25th of 34 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.36 | 2.36 | 0.0012 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 2.57 | 2.49 | 0.0771 | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.2 | 1.73 | 0.4681 | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.48 | 1.54 | 0.0582 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.26 | 1.52 | 0.2607 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.34 | 1.44 | 0.1003 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.37 | 1.52 | 0.1542 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.24 | 1.43 | 0.1887 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher period total fertility rate, Italy or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.29 against 1.21 in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in period total fertility rate between Italy and Switzerland?
- 0.08, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for period total fertility rate?
- Italy ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 25th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Period total fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.