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Israel vs Switzerland: Population

Israel
9.26 million people
in 2023
Switzerland
8.87 million people
in 2023
Israel rank
97th
Switzerland rank
100th

Population over time

  • Israel
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 9.26 million people against 8.87 million people in Switzerland, a difference of 385,750 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 97th and Switzerland ranks 100th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 38.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Switzerland Difference Ahead
1000s 327,262 people 300,000 people 27,262 people Israel
1100s 332,859 people 400,000 people 67,141 people Switzerland
1200s 338,500 people 500,000 people 161,500 people Switzerland
1300s 344,185 people 800,000 people 455,815 people Switzerland
1400s 273,245 people 600,000 people 326,755 people Switzerland
1500s 317,346 people 800,000 people 482,654 people Switzerland
1600s 315,487 people 1.00 million people 684,513 people Switzerland
1700s 267,668 people 1.25 million people 982,582 people Switzerland
1710s 293,408 people 1.29 million people 992,462 people Switzerland
1720s 320,180 people 1.32 million people 1.00 million people Switzerland
1730s 348,100 people 1.36 million people 1.01 million people Switzerland
1740s 377,296 people 1.40 million people 1.02 million people Switzerland
1750s 407,908 people 1.44 million people 1.03 million people Switzerland
1760s 440,095 people 1.48 million people 1.04 million people Switzerland
1770s 474,031 people 1.52 million people 1.05 million people Switzerland
1780s 509,911 people 1.57 million people 1.06 million people Switzerland
1790s 547,950 people 1.61 million people 1.06 million people Switzerland
1800s 209,954 people 1.80 million people 1.59 million people Switzerland
1810s 209,954 people 1.92 million people 1.71 million people Switzerland
1820s 209,954 people 2.04 million people 1.83 million people Switzerland
1830s 209,954 people 2.15 million people 1.94 million people Switzerland
1840s 209,988 people 2.29 million people 2.08 million people Switzerland
1850s 217,910 people 2.44 million people 2.22 million people Switzerland
1860s 246,705 people 2.57 million people 2.33 million people Switzerland
1870s 275,211 people 2.73 million people 2.46 million people Switzerland
1880s 296,648 people 2.89 million people 2.59 million people Switzerland
1890s 335,234 people 3.10 million people 2.77 million people Switzerland
1900s 382,017 people 3.49 million people 3.10 million people Switzerland
1910s 428,569 people 3.79 million people 3.36 million people Switzerland
1920s 507,857 people 3.95 million people 3.44 million people Switzerland
1930s 707,370 people 4.12 million people 3.41 million people Switzerland
1940s 1.05 million people 4.43 million people 3.38 million people Switzerland
1950s 1.57 million people 4.97 million people 3.41 million people Switzerland
1960s 2.30 million people 5.78 million people 3.48 million people Switzerland
1970s 3.27 million people 6.28 million people 3.01 million people Switzerland
1980s 4.06 million people 6.47 million people 2.41 million people Switzerland
1990s 5.28 million people 6.98 million people 1.70 million people Switzerland
2000s 6.67 million people 7.42 million people 754,167 people Switzerland
2010s 7.99 million people 8.22 million people 237,248 people Switzerland
2020s 9.03 million people 8.75 million people 273,102 people Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Israel or Switzerland?
Israel, at 9.26 million people against 8.87 million people in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Israel and Switzerland?
385,750 people, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Switzerland?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Israel and Switzerland rank globally for population?
Israel ranks 97th and Switzerland ranks 100th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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

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