Total fertility rate: births per woman in Switzerland
Switzerland: Total fertility rate: births per woman was 1.33 births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate: births per woman in Switzerland, 1932–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate: births per woman in Switzerland is 1.33 births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 92 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate: births per woman in Switzerland peaked at 2.67 births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.33 births per woman, in 2023.
Switzerland ranks 25th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 92 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1.83 births per woman | 1.74 births per woman | 1.94 births per woman | 8 |
| 1940s | 2.38 births per woman | 1.82 births per woman | 2.62 births per woman | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.35 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman | 2.42 births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.49 births per woman | 2.19 births per woman | 2.67 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.73 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman | 2.1 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.54 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | 1.57 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.52 births per woman | 1.47 births per woman | 1.6 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 births per woman | 1.48 births per woman | 1.55 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More population data for Switzerland
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 230.99 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 392,499 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.29 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.29 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 196,167 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.29 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.42 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate: births per woman in Switzerland?
- Total fertility rate: births per woman in Switzerland was 1.33 births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 births per woman in 1964.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for total fertility rate: births per woman?
- Switzerland ranks 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.