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
1234189119572024

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Period total fertility rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
34 places, 2,331 data points, 1891–2024
Last refreshed