One in every 1,650 babies born in the world today is born in Switzerland. Switzerland has about 80,000 births a year, around 0.1% of all births worldwide.

Births per year
80,000
Share of world births
0.1%
Birth odds
1/1,650
Life expectancy
84 years
Risk of dying before age 5
0.4%
Income per person, PPP
$85,000
Children per woman
1.4
Urban population
74%

Life expectancy in Switzerland is 84 years, which is 11 years longer than the world average.

Of every 1,000 babies born here, about 4 do not reach their fifth birthday. The world average is 37 per 1,000.

Income per person is about $85,000 in purchasing power. That is 3.7 times the world average.

On average a woman has 1.4 children in her lifetime. The world average is 2.3.

About 74% of the population lives in cities. A baby born here has roughly a 26% chance of being born in the countryside.

Religious makeup

  • Christianity69%
  • No religion25%
  • Islam6%

Sample names given to people born in this country in the game

Leon · Paul · Finn · Daan · Emilia · Mia · Hannah · Lina

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Values are rounded approximations. Sources: UN World Population Prospects 2024, World Bank WDI, Pew Research Center 2020.