Austria vs Switzerland: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Austria
1.31 million people
in 2023
Switzerland
1.33 million people
in 2023
Austria rank
116th
Switzerland rank
115th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.33 million people against 1.31 million people in Austria, a difference of 25,670 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 116th and Switzerland ranks 115th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.56 million people | 1.20 million people | 357,242 people | Austria |
| 1960s | 1.68 million people | 1.39 million people | 295,024 people | Austria |
| 1970s | 1.74 million people | 1.41 million people | 337,801 people | Austria |
| 1980s | 1.42 million people | 1.17 million people | 250,103 people | Austria |
| 1990s | 1.39 million people | 1.22 million people | 171,846 people | Austria |
| 2000s | 1.32 million people | 1.21 million people | 109,163 people | Austria |
| 2010s | 1.24 million people | 1.23 million people | 14,342 people | Austria |
| 2020s | 1.29 million people | 1.32 million people | 22,988 people | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Austria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.33 million people against 1.31 million people in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Austria and Switzerland?
- 25,670 people, with Switzerland 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 share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Austria ranks 116th and Switzerland ranks 115th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.