Austria vs Switzerland: Fertility rate, total
Austria
1.31 births per woman
in 2024
Switzerland
1.29 births per woman
in 2024
Austria rank
190th
Switzerland rank
191st
Fertility rate, total over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1.31 births per woman against 1.29 births per woman in Switzerland, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 190th and Switzerland ranks 191st of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.69 births per woman | 2.48 births per woman | 0.212 births per woman | Austria |
| 1970s | 1.88 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 0.146 births per woman | Austria |
| 1980s | 1.53 births per woman | 1.54 births per woman | 0.01 births per woman | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.44 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | 0.073 births per woman | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.39 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman | 0.049 births per woman | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.47 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | 0.054 births per woman | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.39 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman | 0.006 births per woman | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at 1.31 births per woman against 1.29 births per woman in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Austria and Switzerland?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Austria 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 fertility rate, total?
- Austria ranks 190th and Switzerland ranks 191st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.