Spain vs Switzerland: Annual change in population
Spain
83,197 people
in 2023
Switzerland
78,384 people
in 2023
Spain rank
95th
Switzerland rank
98th
Annual change in population over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Spain currently reports 83,197 people against 78,384 people in Switzerland, a difference of 4,813 people.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 95th and Switzerland ranks 98th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 229,296 people | 63,352 people | 165,944 people | Spain |
| 1960s | 335,623 people | 87,354 people | 248,269 people | Spain |
| 1970s | 373,343 people | 15,837 people | 357,506 people | Spain |
| 1980s | 179,919 people | 35,307 people | 144,612 people | Spain |
| 1990s | 178,330 people | 49,633 people | 128,697 people | Spain |
| 2000s | 582,233 people | 59,352 people | 522,880 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 79,994 people | 83,988 people | 3,994 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 119,116 people | 73,260 people | 45,856 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in population, Spain or Switzerland?
- Spain, at 83,197 people against 78,384 people in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual change in population between Spain and Switzerland?
- 4,813 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for annual change in population?
- Spain ranks 95th and Switzerland ranks 98th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.