Austria vs Switzerland: Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national
Austria
9.21 million
in 2025
Switzerland
9.09 million
in 2025
Austria rank
25th
Switzerland rank
26th
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 9.21 million against 9.09 million in Switzerland, a difference of 118,920.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 61 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.25 million | 5.78 million | 1.47 million | Austria |
| 1970s | 7.55 million | 6.28 million | 1.27 million | Austria |
| 1980s | 7.57 million | 6.47 million | 1.10 million | Austria |
| 1990s | 7.90 million | 6.98 million | 918,129 | Austria |
| 2000s | 8.19 million | 7.43 million | 759,484 | Austria |
| 2010s | 8.61 million | 8.22 million | 389,923 | Austria |
| 2020s | 9.07 million | 8.85 million | 221,317 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at 9.21 million against 9.09 million in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national between Austria and Switzerland?
- 118,920, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national?
- Austria ranks 25th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 61 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.