Austria vs Switzerland: Number of births, by world region
Austria
77,054 births
in 2023
Switzerland
83,702 births
in 2023
Austria rank
116th
Switzerland rank
114th
Number of births, by world region over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 83,702 births against 77,054 births in Austria, a difference of 6,648 births.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 116th and Switzerland ranks 114th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 110,598 births | 86,342 births | 24,256 births | Austria |
| 1960s | 129,303 births | 104,849 births | 24,454 births | Austria |
| 1970s | 95,460 births | 82,679 births | 12,781 births | Austria |
| 1980s | 89,843 births | 75,417 births | 14,425 births | Austria |
| 1990s | 88,917 births | 81,831 births | 7,085 births | Austria |
| 2000s | 76,904 births | 73,440 births | 3,464 births | Austria |
| 2010s | 82,248 births | 83,669 births | 1,421 births | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 81,988 births | 85,032 births | 3,043 births | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, by world region, Austria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 83,702 births against 77,054 births in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Austria and Switzerland?
- 6,648 births, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for number of births, by world region?
- Austria ranks 116th and Switzerland ranks 114th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.