Austria vs Switzerland: Population

Austria

9.13 million people

in 2023

Switzerland

8.87 million people

in 2023

Austria rank

98th

Switzerland rank

100th

Population over time

Austria currently reports 9.13 million people against 8.87 million people in Switzerland, a difference of 259,870 people.

Across all 241 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 98th and Switzerland ranks 100th of 238 countries.

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.