Cuba vs Switzerland: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Cuba
1.78 million people
in 2023
Switzerland
1.74 million people
in 2023
Cuba rank
55th
Switzerland rank
56th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Cuba
- Switzerland
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.78 million people against 1.74 million people in Switzerland, a difference of 44,420 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Cuba ranks 55th and Switzerland ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 283,335 people | 486,365 people | 203,030 people | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 359,636 people | 611,216 people | 251,580 people | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 567,516 people | 784,915 people | 217,399 people | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 800,810 people | 913,646 people | 112,836 people | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 964,775 people | 1.03 million people | 66,686 people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.24 million people | 1.18 million people | 60,316 people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 1.58 million people | 1.46 million people | 118,186 people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 1.76 million people | 1.67 million people | 84,750 people | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Cuba or Switzerland?
- Cuba, at 1.78 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 Cuba and Switzerland?
- 44,420 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Switzerland rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Cuba ranks 55th 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+.