Denmark vs Switzerland: Share of births by age of mother
Denmark
0.3%
in 2023
Switzerland
0.4%
in 2023
Denmark rank
229th
Switzerland rank
228th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Denmark
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 229th and Switzerland ranks 228th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.0% | 2.7% | 5.3% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 10.9% | 5.1% | 5.8% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 4.3% | 2.3% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 2.5% | 1.4% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 0.7% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Denmark or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Denmark and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Denmark ranks 229th and Switzerland ranks 228th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.