Austria vs Switzerland: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Austria
1.32 births per woman
in 2023
Switzerland
1.33 births per woman
in 2023
Austria rank
26th
Switzerland rank
25th
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.33 births per woman against 1.32 births per woman in Austria, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Switzerland ahead.
Austria ranks 26th and Switzerland ranks 25th of 34 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.33 births per woman | 2.34 births per woman | 0.0119 births per woman | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 2.7 births per woman | 2.49 births per woman | 0.2031 births per woman | Austria |
| 1970s | 1.88 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 0.1449 births per woman | Austria |
| 1980s | 1.53 births per woman | 1.54 births per woman | 0.0086 births per woman | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.44 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | 0.0763 births per woman | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.39 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman | 0.0466 births per woman | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.47 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | 0.0542 births per woman | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.41 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman | 0.0162 births per woman | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate, Austria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.33 births per woman against 1.32 births per woman in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Austria and Switzerland?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Austria ranks 26th and Switzerland ranks 25th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted 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
Average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.