Austria vs Switzerland: Birth rate, crude

Austria
8.4 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Switzerland
8.7 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Austria rank
180th
Switzerland rank
177th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Austria
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 8.7 per 1,000 people against 8.4 per 1,000 people in Austria, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 180th and Switzerland ranks 177th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 17.86 per 1,000 people 18.3 per 1,000 people 0.44 per 1,000 people Switzerland
1970s 12.7 per 1,000 people 13.2 per 1,000 people 0.5 per 1,000 people Switzerland
1980s 11.83 per 1,000 people 11.74 per 1,000 people 0.09 per 1,000 people Austria
1990s 11.27 per 1,000 people 11.87 per 1,000 people 0.6 per 1,000 people Switzerland
2000s 9.47 per 1,000 people 10.01 per 1,000 people 0.54 per 1,000 people Switzerland
2010s 9.62 per 1,000 people 10.3 per 1,000 people 0.68 per 1,000 people Switzerland
2020s 9 per 1,000 people 9.46 per 1,000 people 0.46 per 1,000 people Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Austria or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 8.7 per 1,000 people against 8.4 per 1,000 people in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Austria and Switzerland?
0.3 per 1,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Austria ranks 180th and Switzerland ranks 177th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.