Poland vs Switzerland: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Poland
1.26 births per woman
in 2022
Switzerland
1.33 births per woman
in 2023
Poland rank
27th
Switzerland rank
25th
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Poland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.33 births per woman against 1.26 births per woman in Poland, a difference of 0.07 births per woman.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 25th of 34 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.24 births per woman | 1.69 births per woman | 0.5529 births per woman | Poland |
| 1980s | 2.25 births per woman | 1.54 births per woman | 0.7091 births per woman | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.74 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | 0.2222 births per woman | Poland |
| 2000s | 1.29 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman | 0.15 births per woman | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.35 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | 0.1758 births per woman | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.32 births per woman | 1.46 births per woman | 0.1327 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, Poland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.33 births per woman against 1.26 births per woman in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Poland and Switzerland?
- 0.07 births per woman, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Switzerland?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Poland and Switzerland rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Poland ranks 27th 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.