Federal Statistics Office, Switzerland

Metainformation:State of the database: June 2019 Last changes: new data (year 2018) Regionalisation: Cantons / 01.01.1997 Source: Vital statistics BEVNATSex of childUnknownRecognition before birth

Metainformation:State of the database: June 2019 Last changes: new data (year 2018)Used signs : ' ... ' : figure unknown because not (yet) collected or not (yet) calculated. ' * ' : not indicated because obvious or concept not applicable.The marital status 'unmarried' is the result of a declaration of invalidity of a previous union or a declaration of disappearance of the previous partner.Historical data taken from the publication « Historical Statistics of Switzerland » (Chronos, 1996) and the annual publications on Vital statistics (in French: « Mouvement de la Population de la Suisse »). The rest of the data comes from the Vital statistics BEVNAT (in German)Information about the term used can be found here: DefinitionsHistorical background: The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in German)

Metainformation:State of the database: June 2019 Last changes: new data (year 2018) Regionalisation: cantons / 01.01.1997 Source: Vital statistics BEVNATComment : Only judicial dissolutions are included

Metainformation:State of the database: September 2018Used signs: ' ... ' : figure unknown because not (yet) collected or not (yet) calculated ' * ' : not indicated because obvious or concept not applicableFrom 1921 until 1932, only the nationality of the man is known. Since 1933, the nationality of both spouses before marriage is available.The articles mentioned describe the legal grounds of the divorce. They refer to the Federal law on civil status, its registration and marriage (of 24 December 1874) from 1886 to 1911, resp. to the Swiss Civil Code of 10 December 1907 which came into force on 1 January 1912. Since 2000, new legal grounds apply. As a result of a change in data source no such data are available after 2010. 1934-1982: when a divorce is based on more than one legal ground, only the main one is taken into account.Historical data taken from the publication « Historical Statistics of Switzerland » (Chronos, 1996) and the annual publications on Vital statistics (in French: « Mouvement de la Population de la Suisse »). The rest of the data comes from the Vital statistics BEVNAT (in German)Information about the term used can be found here: DefinitionsHistorical background: The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland

Metainformation:State of the database: June 2019 Last changes: new data (year 2018) Regionalisation: Cantons / 01.01.1997 Source: Vital statistics BEVNAT

Metainformation:State of the database: September 2018Used signs: ' ... ' : figure unknown because not (yet) collected or not (yet) calculatedThe category 'Mother not married' includes all mothers with a marital status other than married.Historical data taken from the publication « Historical Statistics of Switzerland » (Chronos, 1996) and the annual publications on Vital statistics (in French: « Mouvement de la Population de la Suisse »). The rest of the data comes from the Vital statistics BEVNAT (in German)Information about the term used can be found here: DefinitionsHistorical background: The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland

Metainformation:State of the database: June 2019 Last changes: new data (year 2018) Used signs : ' ... ' means: figure unknown because not (yet) collected or not (yet) calculated. ' * ' means: not indicated because obvious or concept not applicable. The category 'Mother not married' includes all mothers with a marital status other than married. Historical data taken from the publication « Historical Statistics of Switzerland » (Chronos, 1996) and the annual publications on Vital statistics (in French: « Mouvement de la Population de la Suisse »). The rest of the data comes from the Vital statistics BEVNAT (in German) Information about the term used can be found here: Definitions Historical background: The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in German)

Metainformation:State of the database: September 2018Used signs: ' ... ' : figure unknown because not (yet) collected or not (yet) calculated ' * ' : not indicated because obvious or concept not applicableThe marital status 'unmarried' is the result of a declaration of invalidity of a previous union or a declaration of disappearance of the previous partner.Historical data taken from the publication « Historical Statistics of Switzerland » (Chronos, 1996) and the annual publications on Vital statistics (in French: « Mouvement de la Population de la Suisse »). The rest of the data comes from the Vital statistics BEVNAT (in German)Information about the term used can be found here: DefinitionsHistorical background: The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland

Metainformation:State of the database: June 2019 Last changes: new data (year 2018) Regionalisation: Cantons / 01.01.1997 Source: Vital statistics BEVNATSex of childUnknownRecognition before birth

Metainformation:State of the database: June 2019 Last changes: new data (year 2018)Used signs : ' ... ' means: figure unknown because not (yet) collected or not (yet) calculated.The category 'Mother not married' includes all mothers with a marital status other than married.Historical data taken from the publication « Historical Statistics of Switzerland » (Chronos, 1996) and the annual publications on Vital statistics (in French: « Mouvement de la Population de la Suisse »). The rest of the data comes from the Vital statistics BEVNAT (in German)Information about the term used can be found here: DefinitionsHistorical background: The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in German)

Metainformation:State of the database: Septembre 2018Used signs: ' ... ' : figure unknown because not (yet) collected or not (yet) calculatedHistorical data taken from the publication « Historical Statistics of Switzerland » (Chronos, 1996) and the annual publications on Vital statistics (in French: « Mouvement de la Population de la Suisse »). The rest of the data comes from the Vital statistics BEVNAT (in German)Information about the term used can be found here: DefinitionsHistorical background: The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland

Metainformation:State of the database: June 2019 Last changes: new data (year 2018) Regionalisation: Cantons / 01.01.1997 Source: Vital statistics BEVNAT