Greece vs Switzerland: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Greece
1.39 million people
in 2023
Switzerland
1.33 million people
in 2023
Greece rank
112th
Switzerland rank
115th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Greece
- Switzerland
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1.39 million people against 1.33 million people in Switzerland, a difference of 60,130 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 112th and Switzerland ranks 115th of 236 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.18 million people | 1.20 million people | 977,047 people | Greece |
| 1960s | 2.20 million people | 1.39 million people | 812,980 people | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.19 million people | 1.41 million people | 778,916 people | Greece |
| 1980s | 2.19 million people | 1.17 million people | 1.03 million people | Greece |
| 1990s | 1.84 million people | 1.22 million people | 623,448 people | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.66 million people | 1.21 million people | 455,073 people | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.58 million people | 1.23 million people | 351,492 people | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.46 million people | 1.32 million people | 140,805 people | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Greece or Switzerland?
- Greece, at 1.39 million people against 1.33 million people in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Greece and Switzerland?
- 60,130 people, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Switzerland rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Greece ranks 112th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.