Sweden vs Switzerland: Period total fertility rate
Sweden
1.43
in 2024
Switzerland
1.33
in 2023
Sweden rank
23rd
Switzerland rank
25th
Period total fertility rate over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.43 against 1.33 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1932 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 25th of 34 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1.75 | 1.83 | 0.0864 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 2.33 | 2.38 | 0.0515 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 2.25 | 2.35 | 0.0997 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 2.25 | 2.49 | 0.2385 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.79 | 1.73 | 0.0569 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.76 | 1.54 | 0.2184 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.81 | 1.52 | 0.2913 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.77 | 1.44 | 0.3343 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.85 | 1.52 | 0.328 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.58 | 1.43 | 0.1547 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher period total fertility rate, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 1.43 against 1.33 in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in period total fertility rate between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.1, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1932 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for period total fertility rate?
- Sweden ranks 23rd 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.