Israel vs Switzerland: Has the population peaked?

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

Has the population peaked? 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 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.

Israel ranks 97th and Switzerland ranks 100th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Switzerland Difference Ahead
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 has the population peaked?, Israel or Switzerland?
Israel, at 9.26 million people against 8.87 million people in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Israel and Switzerland?
385,750 people, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Switzerland?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Israel and Switzerland rank globally for has the population peaked??
Israel ranks 97th and Switzerland ranks 100th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.