The Birth Rate in Switzerland attained a value of 10.00 per 1000 births in 2024
The indicator recorded a historical decline (CAGR) of 0.98% between 2021 to 2024, and is expected to decline by...
GlobalData projects the figure to decline at a CAGR of ...
Birth Rate
The number of births per 1,000 people annually at midyear is referred to as the birth rate. It shares a close relationship with the total fertility rate, which quantifies the average number of children mothers in each country give birth to while they are still able to do so. Every country has a different birth rate. In 2021, there were 18.2 births per 1,000 people on average, which was lower than in 2007 and 2012.The formula for calculating the birth rate is birth rate = total live births / total population * 1000.
Total Birth: Global Scenario
Eritrea has the highest birth rate in the world in 2021, followed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, Benin, Chad, Angola, Mali, and Uganda, according to GlobalData. Greece, Taiwan, Andorra, Italy, Spain, Japan, South Korea, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and Monaco have the lowest birth rates globally in 2021.
The total population of the world increased by 1.0% from the previous year to 7.79 billion people in 2020. In 2021, there were 18.2 births per 1,000 people, which was a 1.2% decrease from 2020. The two continents with the fastest population growth are Africa and Asia, which will also contain 15 of the 20 most populous nations on the planet by 2050. By that year, there will be more Nigerians than Americans. By 2100, it's estimated that Africa will be home to close to 4 billion people, or up to one-third of the world's population.
Birth Rate in Switzerland
The number of births in Switzerland attained a value of 10.1 births per 1000 births in 2021. It recorded a decline of 0.4% in 2021 compared to the previous year. Between 2018-2021, the number of births in Switzerland decreased by 1.0%. The number of births in Switzerland was highest in 2018 and 2019 at 10.2 births per 1000 births and lowest in 2020 and 2021 with 10.1 births per 1000 births, between 2018 and 2021.
Factors Affecting the Birth Rate:
Economic recovery: Although in theory when the economy is doing well families can afford to have more children in practice the higher the economic prosperity the lower the birth rate.
Poverty level: Children in developing countries can be viewed as an economic resource because they can work and earn money. A rapidly expanding population is probably going to slow down per capita income growth and well-being, which tends to make poverty worse.
Infant mortality rate: If a nation's Infant mortality rate is high, families may choose to have more kids because it is likely that some of those kids will pass away. According to the child survival hypothesis, if child mortality is decreased, fertility will eventually decline as well, resulting in a decrease in population growth.
Social and religious beliefs: Religion influences the demographic processes that shape society, including decisions about union formation, childbearing, and migration, as well as behaviors that affect mortality patterns. Likewise, demographic forces are reshaping the global religious landscape.
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