The bar chart illustrates the number of births and deaths in Switzerland over the 50 years between 1975 and 2025, based on statistics provided by the United Nations.
It is clear from the data that the total number of people born increased substantially in Switzerland over the given period, whereas the death rate increased slightly until the midpoint and then experienced a moderate decline by the end of the period.
In 1975, the difference between births and deaths was relatively small. The number of births was about 1.2 million, while the number of deaths stood at 1 million.
In the following decades, the mortality figures rose steadily to 1995, reaching a peak of around 1.6 million. After that, the figure fell significantly to around 0.8 million deaths at the end of the period. Subsequently, this resulted in a significant divergence in demographic statistics in the year 2020.
In contrast, the number of births saw dramatic growth throughout the timeline. The figure hit a peak of about 3.2 million births by 2020. By that time, the disparity between the two trends had become particularly considerable.