Canada vs Switzerland: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population)
Canada
1.25 births per woman
in 2024
Switzerland
1.29 births per woman
in 2024
Canada rank
193rd
Switzerland rank
192nd
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) over time
- Canada
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.29 births per woman against 1.25 births per woman in Canada, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 193rd and Switzerland ranks 192nd 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 | 3.14 births per woman | 2.48 births per woman | 0.661 births per woman | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.9 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 0.172 births per woman | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.69 births per woman | 1.54 births per woman | 0.1525 births per woman | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.66 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | 0.147 births per woman | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.59 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman | 0.157 births per woman | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.58 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | 0.063 births per woman | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.34 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman | 0.056 births per woman | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Canada or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.29 births per woman against 1.25 births per woman in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Canada and Switzerland?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Switzerland 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 fertility rate, total?
- Canada ranks 193rd and Switzerland ranks 192nd of 218 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.