Sweden vs Switzerland: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Sweden
1.43 live births per woman
in 2023
Switzerland
1.43 live births per woman
in 2023
Sweden rank
188th
Switzerland rank
187th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.43 live births per woman against 1.43 live births per woman in Sweden, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 188th and Switzerland ranks 187th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.25 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 0.1063 live births per woman | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 2.24 live births per woman | 2.48 live births per woman | 0.2399 live births per woman | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.79 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 0.056 live births per woman | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.75 live births per woman | 1.54 live births per woman | 0.2175 live births per woman | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.8 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | 0.2906 live births per woman | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.43 live births per woman | 0.3238 live births per woman | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.85 live births per woman | 1.52 live births per woman | 0.3292 live births per woman | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.46 live births per woman | 0.1218 live births per woman | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.43 live births per woman against 1.43 live births per woman in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0 live births per woman, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Sweden ranks 188th and Switzerland ranks 187th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. 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: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.