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Live births in Switzerland

Live births in Switzerland was 83,702 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 2.3% from 2022. That is the 114th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count83,702 Estimated
Change on 2022+2.3%
Rank114th of 236Countries ranked
Series high111,9481964
Series low71,0952003
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Live births in Switzerland, 1950 to 2023

70K80K90K100K110K120K19501961197219831994200520231950: 84,393 count1951: 81,749 count1952: 83,133 count1953: 82,864 count1954: 83,540 count1955: 85,183 count1956: 87,858 count1957: 90,662 count1958: 91,330 count1959: 92,703 count1960: 94,100 count1961: 97,910 count1962: 103,030 count1963: 108,614 count1964: 111,948 count1965: 111,437 count1966: 109,109 count1967: 106,404 count1968: 104,149 count1969: 101,787 count1970: 99,828 count1971: 95,862 count1972: 90,780 count1973: 87,056 count1974: 84,036 count1975: 78,936 count1976: 74,620 count1977: 72,675 count1978: 71,269 count1979: 71,729 count1980: 73,088 count1981: 73,255 count1982: 74,185 count1983: 73,400 count1984: 74,186 count1985: 74,271 count1986: 75,630 count1987: 76,089 count1988: 79,489 count1989: 80,581 count1990: 82,303 count1991: 83,817 count1992: 85,929 count1993: 83,142 count1994: 82,273 count1995: 81,735 count1996: 82,427 count1997: 80,260 count1998: 78,545 count1999: 77,882 count2000: 77,396 count2001: 71,686 count2002: 71,363 count2003: 71,095 count2004: 72,160 count2005: 72,245 count2006: 72,600 count2007: 73,400 count2008: 75,325 count2009: 77,128 count2010: 79,172 count2011: 79,714 count2012: 81,027 count2013: 81,688 count2014: 84,045 count2015: 85,476 count2016: 86,752 count2017: 86,532 count2018: 86,891 count2019: 85,393 count2020: 85,214 count2021: 89,352 count2022: 81,859 count2023: 83,702 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
202383,702 Estimated
202281,859 Estimated
202189,352 Estimated
202085,214 Estimated
201985,393 Estimated
201886,891 Estimated
201786,532 Estimated
201686,752 Estimated
201585,476 Estimated
201484,045 Estimated
201381,688 Estimated
201281,027 Estimated
201179,714 Estimated
201079,172 Estimated
200977,128 Estimated
200875,325 Estimated
200773,400 Estimated
200672,600 Estimated
200572,245 Estimated
200472,160 Estimated
200371,095 Estimated
200271,363 Estimated
200171,686 Estimated
200077,396 Estimated
199977,882 Estimated
199878,545 Estimated
199780,260 Estimated
199682,427 Estimated
199581,735 Estimated
199482,273 Estimated
199383,142 Estimated
199285,929 Estimated
199183,817 Estimated
199082,303 Estimated
198980,581 Estimated
198879,489 Estimated
198776,089 Estimated
198675,630 Estimated
198574,271 Estimated
198474,186 Estimated
198373,400 Estimated
198274,185 Estimated
198173,255 Estimated
198073,088 Estimated
197971,729 Estimated
197871,269 Estimated
197772,675 Estimated
197674,620 Estimated
197578,936 Estimated
197484,036 Estimated
197387,056 Estimated
197290,780 Estimated
197195,862 Estimated
197099,828 Estimated
1969101,787 Estimated
1968104,149 Estimated
1967106,404 Estimated
1966109,109 Estimated
1965111,437 Estimated
1964111,948 Estimated
1963108,614 Estimated
1962103,030 Estimated
196197,910 Estimated
196094,100 Estimated
195992,703 Estimated
195891,330 Estimated
195790,662 Estimated
195687,858 Estimated
195585,183 Estimated
195483,540 Estimated
195382,864 Estimated
195283,133 Estimated
195181,749 Estimated
195084,393 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Switzerland, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Switzerland, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/switzerland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Switzerland, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/switzerland.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Switzerland, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/switzerland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_switzerland_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Switzerland, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/switzerland. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Switzerland?

Live births in Switzerland was 83,702 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 2.3% from 2022. That is the 114th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Switzerland?

111,948 in 1964, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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