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
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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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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,193 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.