Romania vs Switzerland: Share of children who were born outside of marriage
Romania
32.5%
in 2020
Switzerland
27.7%
in 2020
Romania rank
30th
Switzerland rank
32nd
Share of children who were born outside of marriage over time
- Romania
- Switzerland
How they compare
Romania currently reports 32.5% against 27.7% in Switzerland, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 30th and Switzerland ranks 32nd of 42 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.7% | 7.7% | 13.0% | Romania |
| 2000s | 27.6% | 14.0% | 13.7% | Romania |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 22.5% | 8.3% | Romania |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 27.7% | 4.8% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who were born outside of marriage, Romania or Switzerland?
- Romania, at 32.5% against 27.7% in Switzerland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of children who were born outside of marriage between Romania and Switzerland?
- 4.8%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Switzerland?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
- How do Romania and Switzerland rank globally for share of children who were born outside of marriage?
- Romania ranks 30th and Switzerland ranks 32nd of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who were born outside of marriage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of all children born to mothers who were not married at the time of birth.