Kazakhstan vs Switzerland: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Kazakhstan
1.69 million people
in 2023
Switzerland
1.74 million people
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
57th
Switzerland rank
56th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Kazakhstan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.74 million people against 1.69 million people in Kazakhstan, a difference of 48,990 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 57th and Switzerland ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 479,429 people | 486,365 people | 6,936 people | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 521,358 people | 611,216 people | 89,858 people | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 706,034 people | 784,915 people | 78,881 people | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.03 million people | 913,646 people | 116,141 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 1.05 million people | 1.03 million people | 22,458 people | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 1.14 million people | 1.18 million people | 41,422 people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.22 million people | 1.46 million people | 235,576 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.58 million people | 1.67 million people | 94,305 people | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Kazakhstan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.74 million people against 1.69 million people in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Kazakhstan and Switzerland?
- 48,990 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kazakhstan and Switzerland rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Kazakhstan ranks 57th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.