Luxembourg vs Switzerland: Fertility rate, total
Luxembourg
1.25 births per woman
in 2024
Switzerland
1.29 births per woman
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
193rd
Switzerland rank
192nd
Fertility rate, total over time
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.29 births per woman against 1.25 births per woman in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 193rd and Switzerland ranks 192nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.27 births per woman | 2.46 births per woman | 0.1875 births per woman | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.63 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 0.099 births per woman | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.46 births per woman | 1.54 births per woman | 0.078 births per woman | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.69 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | 0.171 births per woman | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 1.64 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman | 0.204 births per woman | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 1.48 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | 0.046 births per woman | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.31 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman | 0.088 births per woman | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Luxembourg or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.29 births per woman against 1.25 births per woman in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Switzerland rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Luxembourg 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.