Canada vs Switzerland: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Canada
1.26 births per woman
in 2023
Switzerland
1.33 births per woman
in 2023
Canada rank
28th
Switzerland rank
25th
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Canada
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.33 births per woman against 1.26 births per woman in Canada, a difference of 0.07 births per woman.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 92 shared years of data; in 1932 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 25th of 34 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 9 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2.77 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman | 0.9379 births per woman | Canada |
| 1940s | 3.14 births per woman | 2.38 births per woman | 0.7574 births per woman | Canada |
| 1950s | 3.75 births per woman | 2.35 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman | Canada |
| 1960s | 3.21 births per woman | 2.49 births per woman | 0.7215 births per woman | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.89 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 0.1554 births per woman | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.63 births per woman | 1.54 births per woman | 0.0852 births per woman | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.65 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | 0.1334 births per woman | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.59 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman | 0.1583 births per woman | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.58 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | 0.0594 births per woman | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.35 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman | 0.0753 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, Canada or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.33 births per woman against 1.26 births per woman in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Canada and Switzerland?
- 0.07 births per woman, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1932 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Canada ranks 28th 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.