Israel vs Switzerland: Historical population data

Israel
9.87 million Persons
in 2025
Switzerland
9.09 million Persons
in 2025
Israel rank
28th
Switzerland rank
31st

Historical population data over time

  • Israel
  • Switzerland
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M195019872025

How they compare

Israel currently reports 9.87 million Persons against 9.09 million Persons in Switzerland, a difference of 779,910 Persons.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.

Israel ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 31st of 43 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Switzerland Difference Ahead
1950s 1.53 million Persons 4.97 million Persons 3.44 million Persons Switzerland
1960s 2.53 million Persons 5.78 million Persons 3.25 million Persons Switzerland
1970s 3.40 million Persons 6.28 million Persons 2.88 million Persons Switzerland
1980s 4.20 million Persons 6.47 million Persons 2.27 million Persons Switzerland
1990s 5.45 million Persons 6.98 million Persons 1.52 million Persons Switzerland
2000s 6.88 million Persons 7.43 million Persons 551,014 Persons Switzerland
2010s 8.32 million Persons 8.22 million Persons 94,192 Persons Israel
2020s 9.57 million Persons 8.85 million Persons 715,227 Persons Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher historical population data, Israel or Switzerland?
Israel, at 9.87 million Persons against 9.09 million Persons in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in historical population data between Israel and Switzerland?
779,910 Persons, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Switzerland?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Israel and Switzerland rank globally for historical population data?
Israel ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 31st of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Historical population data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Historical population data
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 4,256 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents annual population data from 1961 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. See country details in Historical population metadata.