Norway vs Switzerland: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Norway
1.41 live births per woman
in 2024
Switzerland
1.44 live births per woman
in 2024
Norway rank
190th
Switzerland rank
187th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.44 live births per woman against 1.41 live births per woman in Norway, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 190th and Switzerland ranks 187th of 236 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.7 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 0.3518 live births per woman | Norway |
| 1960s | 2.86 live births per woman | 2.48 live births per woman | 0.3775 live births per woman | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.09 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 0.3595 live births per woman | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.73 live births per woman | 1.54 live births per woman | 0.1936 live births per woman | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.88 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | 0.3637 live births per woman | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.86 live births per woman | 1.43 live births per woman | 0.4263 live births per woman | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.52 live births per woman | 0.2168 live births per woman | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.45 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 0.0028 live births per woman | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Norway or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.44 live births per woman against 1.41 live births per woman in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Norway and Switzerland?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Norway ranks 190th and Switzerland ranks 187th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.