Portugal vs Switzerland: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr

Portugal
1.41
in 2024
Switzerland
1.29
in 2024
Portugal rank
23rd
Switzerland rank
25th

Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr over time

  • Portugal
  • Switzerland
11.522.533.5193219782024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.41 against 1.29 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.12.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 25th of 34 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Switzerland Difference Ahead
1940s 3.28 2.38 0.8984 Portugal
1950s 3.11 2.35 0.7664 Portugal
1960s 3.21 2.49 0.7201 Portugal
1970s 2.73 1.73 0.9944 Portugal
1980s 1.87 1.54 0.33 Portugal
1990s 1.49 1.52 0.0247 Switzerland
2000s 1.42 1.44 0.0185 Switzerland
2010s 1.34 1.52 0.1832 Switzerland
2020s 1.41 1.4 0.0128 Portugal

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 tfr, Portugal or Switzerland?
Portugal, at 1.41 against 1.29 in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr between Portugal and Switzerland?
0.12, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
85 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr?
Portugal ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 25th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo adjusted tfr
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
34 places, 2,354 data points, 1891–2025
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