Netherlands vs Switzerland: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Netherlands
1.43 live births per woman
in 2024
Switzerland
1.44 live births per woman
in 2024
Netherlands rank
188th
Switzerland rank
187th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.44 live births per woman against 1.43 live births per woman in Netherlands, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 188th and Switzerland ranks 187th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.07 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 0.7227 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 3 live births per woman | 2.48 live births per woman | 0.5202 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.88 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 0.1496 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.53 live births per woman | 1.54 live births per woman | 0.0043 live births per woman | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.59 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | 0.0735 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.73 live births per woman | 1.43 live births per woman | 0.299 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.67 live births per woman | 1.52 live births per woman | 0.154 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.51 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 0.0578 live births per woman | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.44 live births per woman against 1.43 live births per woman in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Netherlands ranks 188th and Switzerland ranks 187th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.