Austria vs Switzerland: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Austria
1.84 million people
in 2023
Switzerland
1.74 million people
in 2023
Austria rank
54th
Switzerland rank
56th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1.84 million people against 1.74 million people in Switzerland, a difference of 101,190 people.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 784,640 people | 486,365 people | 298,275 people | Austria |
| 1960s | 948,423 people | 611,216 people | 337,207 people | Austria |
| 1970s | 1.11 million people | 784,915 people | 329,218 people | Austria |
| 1980s | 1.11 million people | 913,646 people | 195,108 people | Austria |
| 1990s | 1.20 million people | 1.03 million people | 164,120 people | Austria |
| 2000s | 1.33 million people | 1.18 million people | 150,550 people | Austria |
| 2010s | 1.58 million people | 1.46 million people | 117,775 people | Austria |
| 2020s | 1.77 million people | 1.67 million people | 98,105 people | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at 1.84 million people against 1.74 million people in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Austria and Switzerland?
- 101,190 people, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Austria ranks 54th and Switzerland ranks 56th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.