Switzerland vs Togo: Population

Switzerland
8.87 million people
in 2023
Togo
8.22 million people
in 2023
Switzerland rank
100th
Togo rank
102nd

Population over time

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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 8.87 million people against 8.22 million people in Togo, a difference of 646,710 people.

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

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

Switzerland ranks 100th and Togo ranks 102nd of 238 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland Togo Difference Ahead
1000s 300,000 people 220,828 people 79,172 people Switzerland
1100s 400,000 people 252,375 people 147,625 people Switzerland
1200s 500,000 people 288,429 people 211,571 people Switzerland
1300s 800,000 people 329,633 people 470,367 people Switzerland
1400s 600,000 people 376,724 people 223,276 people Switzerland
1500s 800,000 people 430,542 people 369,458 people Switzerland
1600s 1.00 million people 492,048 people 507,952 people Switzerland
1700s 1.25 million people 562,340 people 687,910 people Switzerland
1710s 1.29 million people 564,221 people 721,649 people Switzerland
1720s 1.32 million people 566,108 people 756,402 people Switzerland
1730s 1.36 million people 568,002 people 792,188 people Switzerland
1740s 1.40 million people 569,901 people 829,039 people Switzerland
1750s 1.44 million people 571,807 people 866,983 people Switzerland
1760s 1.48 million people 573,720 people 906,060 people Switzerland
1770s 1.52 million people 575,638 people 946,302 people Switzerland
1780s 1.57 million people 577,564 people 987,736 people Switzerland
1790s 1.61 million people 579,495 people 1.03 million people Switzerland
1800s 1.80 million people 445,985 people 1.35 million people Switzerland
1810s 1.92 million people 446,023 people 1.47 million people Switzerland
1820s 2.04 million people 454,782 people 1.58 million people Switzerland
1830s 2.15 million people 474,353 people 1.68 million people Switzerland
1840s 2.29 million people 494,947 people 1.80 million people Switzerland
1850s 2.44 million people 522,427 people 1.91 million people Switzerland
1860s 2.57 million people 558,936 people 2.01 million people Switzerland
1870s 2.73 million people 606,293 people 2.13 million people Switzerland
1880s 2.89 million people 661,960 people 2.22 million people Switzerland
1890s 3.10 million people 715,323 people 2.39 million people Switzerland
1900s 3.49 million people 772,844 people 2.71 million people Switzerland
1910s 3.79 million people 838,705 people 2.95 million people Switzerland
1920s 3.95 million people 939,934 people 3.01 million people Switzerland
1930s 4.12 million people 1.09 million people 3.04 million people Switzerland
1940s 4.43 million people 1.27 million people 3.16 million people Switzerland
1950s 4.97 million people 1.52 million people 3.45 million people Switzerland
1960s 5.78 million people 1.83 million people 3.95 million people Switzerland
1970s 6.28 million people 2.43 million people 3.85 million people Switzerland
1980s 6.47 million people 3.18 million people 3.29 million people Switzerland
1990s 6.98 million people 4.13 million people 2.85 million people Switzerland
2000s 7.42 million people 5.39 million people 2.03 million people Switzerland
2010s 8.22 million people 6.99 million people 1.23 million people Switzerland
2020s 8.75 million people 8.00 million people 748,408 people Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Switzerland or Togo?
Switzerland, at 8.87 million people against 8.22 million people in Togo as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Switzerland and Togo?
646,710 people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Togo?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Switzerland and Togo rank globally for population?
Switzerland ranks 100th and Togo ranks 102nd 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.