Canada vs Switzerland: Birth rate, crude
Canada
8.9 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Switzerland
8.7 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Canada rank
174th
Switzerland rank
177th
Birth rate, crude over time
- Canada
- Switzerland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 8.9 per 1,000 people against 8.7 per 1,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 174th and Switzerland ranks 177th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.99 per 1,000 people | 18.3 per 1,000 people | 3.69 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 1970s | 15.86 per 1,000 people | 13.2 per 1,000 people | 2.66 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 1980s | 14.9 per 1,000 people | 11.74 per 1,000 people | 3.16 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 1990s | 12.99 per 1,000 people | 11.87 per 1,000 people | 1.12 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 10.91 per 1,000 people | 10.01 per 1,000 people | 0.9 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 10.66 per 1,000 people | 10.3 per 1,000 people | 0.36 per 1,000 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 9.22 per 1,000 people | 9.46 per 1,000 people | 0.24 per 1,000 people | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, crude, Canada or Switzerland?
- Canada, at 8.9 per 1,000 people against 8.7 per 1,000 people in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Canada and Switzerland?
- 0.2 per 1,000 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for birth rate, crude?
- Canada ranks 174th 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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About this data
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.