Births and deaths in Switzerland
Switzerland: Births and deaths was 8.12 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
8.12
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
31st
of 41 countries
All-time high
17.75
in 1876
All-time low
7.75
in 2016
Years of data
148
1876–2023
Births and deaths in Switzerland, 1876–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 8.12 for births and deaths in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births and deaths in Switzerland peaked at 17.75 in 1876 and was at its lowest, 7.75, in 2016.
Switzerland ranks 31st of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 148 years of available data.
Births and deaths in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 17.75 | — |
| 1877 | 17.39 | -2.0% |
| 1878 | 17.4 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 17.15 | -1.4% |
| 1880 | 16.71 | -2.6% |
| 1881 | 16.92 | +1.3% |
| 1882 | 17.06 | +0.8% |
| 1883 | 15.84 | -7.1% |
| 1884 | 15.74 | -0.6% |
| 1885 | 16.52 | +5.0% |
| 1886 | 16.17 | -2.1% |
| 1887 | 15.77 | -2.5% |
| 1888 | 15.74 | -0.2% |
| 1889 | 16.01 | +1.7% |
| 1890 | 16.77 | +4.8% |
| 1891 | 16.01 | -4.6% |
| 1892 | 14.91 | -6.9% |
| 1893 | 15.89 | +6.6% |
| 1894 | 16.01 | +0.8% |
| 1895 | 14.95 | -6.6% |
| 1896 | 14.21 | -4.9% |
| 1897 | 13.82 | -2.8% |
| 1898 | 13.96 | +1.0% |
| 1899 | 13.8 | -1.2% |
| 1900 | 15.08 | +9.3% |
| 1901 | 14.07 | -6.7% |
| 1902 | 13.38 | -5.0% |
| 1903 | 13.81 | +3.3% |
| 1904 | 13.77 | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 14.19 | +3.0% |
| 1906 | 13.32 | -6.2% |
| 1907 | 13.35 | +0.2% |
| 1908 | 13.06 | -2.2% |
| 1909 | 13.24 | +1.4% |
| 1910 | 12.58 | -5.0% |
| 1911 | 12.87 | +2.3% |
| 1912 | 12.03 | -6.5% |
| 1913 | 12.3 | +2.3% |
| 1914 | 11.92 | -3.1% |
| 1915 | 11.62 | -2.5% |
| 1916 | 11.62 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | 12.3 | +5.9% |
| 1918 | 17.69 | +43.9% |
| 1919 | 12.68 | -28.3% |
| 1920 | 12.72 | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 11.21 | -11.8% |
| 1922 | 11.51 | +2.6% |
| 1923 | 10.54 | -8.4% |
| 1924 | 11.24 | +6.7% |
| 1925 | 10.99 | -2.2% |
| 1926 | 10.62 | -3.4% |
| 1927 | 11.29 | +6.2% |
| 1928 | 11.02 | -2.4% |
| 1929 | 11.6 | +5.3% |
| 1930 | 10.71 | -7.7% |
| 1931 | 11.31 | +5.6% |
| 1932 | 11.34 | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 10.69 | -5.7% |
| 1934 | 10.57 | -1.1% |
| 1935 | 11.31 | +7.0% |
| 1936 | 10.68 | -5.6% |
| 1937 | 10.56 | -1.1% |
| 1938 | 10.87 | +2.9% |
| 1939 | 11.04 | +1.6% |
| 1940 | 11.24 | +1.8% |
| 1941 | 10.4 | -7.5% |
| 1942 | 10.22 | -1.7% |
| 1943 | 10.19 | -0.3% |
| 1944 | 11.17 | +9.6% |
| 1945 | 10.81 | -3.3% |
| 1946 | 10.56 | -2.3% |
| 1947 | 10.67 | +1.1% |
| 1948 | 10.23 | -4.2% |
| 1949 | 10.1 | -1.2% |
| 1950 | 9.58 | -5.1% |
| 1951 | 10.07 | +5.1% |
| 1952 | 9.46 | -6.1% |
| 1953 | 9.75 | +3.1% |
| 1954 | 9.54 | -2.1% |
| 1955 | 9.68 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 9.79 | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 9.61 | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 9.15 | -4.8% |
| 1959 | 9.18 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 9.46 | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 9.13 | -3.5% |
| 1962 | 9.61 | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 9.71 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 8.95 | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 9.19 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 9.16 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 8.95 | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 9.23 | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 9.24 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 9.01 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 9.12 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 8.87 | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 8.88 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 8.75 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 8.67 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 8.91 | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 8.74 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 9.1 | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 9.04 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 9.27 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 9.35 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 9.2 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 9.39 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 9.03 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 9.15 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 9.19 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 9.05 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 9.15 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 9.11 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 9.47 | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 9.2 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 9.03 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 8.98 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 8.84 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 8.97 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 8.82 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 8.82 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 8.76 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 8.73 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 8.68 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 8.45 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 8.48 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 8.59 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 8.15 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 8.21 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 8.04 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 8.11 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 8.04 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 8.08 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 8.02 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 7.85 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 8.03 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.04 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 7.81 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 8.17 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 7.75 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 7.92 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 7.87 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.9 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.82 | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 8.18 | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 8.48 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 8.12 | -4.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 8.12 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.62, 84% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 8.12 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.36, 78% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births and deaths in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | +43.9% | 12.3 | 17.69 |
| 1919 | -28.3% | 17.69 | 12.68 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 17.42 | 17.15 | 17.75 | 4 |
| 1880s | 16.25 | 15.74 | 17.06 | 10 |
| 1890s | 15.03 | 13.8 | 16.77 | 10 |
| 1900s | 13.73 | 13.06 | 15.08 | 10 |
| 1910s | 12.76 | 11.62 | 17.69 | 10 |
| 1920s | 11.27 | 10.54 | 12.72 | 10 |
| 1930s | 10.91 | 10.56 | 11.34 | 10 |
| 1940s | 10.56 | 10.1 | 11.24 | 10 |
| 1950s | 9.58 | 9.15 | 10.07 | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.26 | 8.95 | 9.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.91 | 8.67 | 9.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.19 | 9.03 | 9.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.96 | 8.73 | 9.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.28 | 8.04 | 8.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.94 | 7.75 | 8.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4 | 8.12 | 8.82 | 4 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0233 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births and deaths in Switzerland?
- Births and deaths in Switzerland was 8.12 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births and deaths recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.75 in 1876.
- What is the lowest births and deaths recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.75 in 2016.
- How does Switzerland rank for births and deaths?
- Switzerland ranks 31st out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births and deaths rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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