What is birth rate in Switzerland?

Birth rate in Switzerland was 9.44 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate recorded in Switzerland?

The highest recorded value was 33.04 births per 1,000 people in 1876.

What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Switzerland?

The lowest recorded value was 9.31 births per 1,000 people in 2022.

How does Switzerland rank for birth rate?

Switzerland ranks 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate rising or falling in Switzerland?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Switzerland data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate in Switzerland

Name: Birth rate in Switzerland
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Switzerland: Birth rate was 9.44 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

9.44 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

up 1.4%

World rank

178th

of 236 countries

All-time high

33.04 births per 1,000 people

in 1876

All-time low

9.31 births per 1,000 people

in 2022

Years of data

148

1876–2023

Birth rate in Switzerland, 1876–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, birth rate in Switzerland stood at 9.44 births per 1,000 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate in Switzerland peaked at 33.04 births per 1,000 people in 1876 and was at its lowest, 9.31 births per 1,000 people, in 2022.

Switzerland ranks 178th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 148 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1870s	31.9 births per 1,000 people	30.76 births per 1,000 people	33.04 births per 1,000 people	4
1880s	28.53 births per 1,000 people	27.77 births per 1,000 people	29.98 births per 1,000 people	10
1890s	28 births per 1,000 people	26.63 births per 1,000 people	29.16 births per 1,000 people	10
1900s	27.43 births per 1,000 people	25.64 births per 1,000 people	29.24 births per 1,000 people	10
1910s	21.5 births per 1,000 people	18.61 births per 1,000 people	25.2 births per 1,000 people	10
1920s	18.72 births per 1,000 people	17.08 births per 1,000 people	20.99 births per 1,000 people	10
1930s	16.01 births per 1,000 people	14.88 births per 1,000 people	17.24 births per 1,000 people	10
1940s	18.67 births per 1,000 people	15.08 births per 1,000 people	20.15 births per 1,000 people	10
1950s	17.36 births per 1,000 people	16.91 births per 1,000 people	17.98 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	18.16 births per 1,000 people	16.59 births per 1,000 people	19.34 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	13.17 births per 1,000 people	11.35 births per 1,000 people	16.15 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	11.66 births per 1,000 people	11.43 births per 1,000 people	12.12 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	11.74 births per 1,000 people	10.9 births per 1,000 people	12.5 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	9.89 births per 1,000 people	9.7 births per 1,000 people	10.77 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	10.17 births per 1,000 people	9.96 births per 1,000 people	10.36 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	9.72 births per 1,000 people	9.31 births per 1,000 people	10.26 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

175 Slovakia 9.47 births per 1,000 people compare
176 Aruba 9.45 births per 1,000 people compare
177 Monaco 9.44 births per 1,000 people compare
180 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 9.36 births per 1,000 people compare
181 Norway 9.34 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Switzerland

Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 392,499 people (2100)
Population density 230.99 people per km² (2100)
World population growth 0.0% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.29 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 196,167 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.29 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.29 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 0.1% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.43 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Switzerland →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate in Switzerland?: Birth rate in Switzerland was 9.44 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate recorded in Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 33.04 births per 1,000 people in 1876.
What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 9.31 births per 1,000 people in 2022.
How does Switzerland rank for birth rate?: Switzerland ranks 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate rising or falling in Switzerland?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.