Austria vs Switzerland: The global population hockey stick
Austria
9.13 million people
in 2023
Switzerland
8.87 million people
in 2023
Austria rank
99th
Switzerland rank
101st
The global population hockey stick over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 9.13 million people against 8.87 million people in Switzerland, a difference of 259,870 people.
Across all 241 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 99th and Switzerland ranks 101st of 239 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 700,000 people | 300,000 people | 400,000 people | Austria |
| 1100s | 900,000 people | 400,000 people | 500,000 people | Austria |
| 1200s | 1.25 million people | 500,000 people | 750,000 people | Austria |
| 1300s | 2.00 million people | 800,000 people | 1.20 million people | Austria |
| 1400s | 1.25 million people | 600,000 people | 650,000 people | Austria |
| 1500s | 2.00 million people | 800,000 people | 1.20 million people | Austria |
| 1600s | 2.10 million people | 1.00 million people | 1.10 million people | Austria |
| 1700s | 2.12 million people | 1.25 million people | 869,750 people | Austria |
| 1710s | 2.23 million people | 1.29 million people | 946,740 people | Austria |
| 1720s | 2.35 million people | 1.32 million people | 1.02 million people | Austria |
| 1730s | 2.46 million people | 1.36 million people | 1.10 million people | Austria |
| 1740s | 2.57 million people | 1.40 million people | 1.17 million people | Austria |
| 1750s | 2.68 million people | 1.44 million people | 1.24 million people | Austria |
| 1760s | 2.78 million people | 1.48 million people | 1.30 million people | Austria |
| 1770s | 2.88 million people | 1.52 million people | 1.35 million people | Austria |
| 1780s | 2.97 million people | 1.57 million people | 1.40 million people | Austria |
| 1790s | 3.05 million people | 1.61 million people | 1.44 million people | Austria |
| 1800s | 3.08 million people | 1.80 million people | 1.28 million people | Austria |
| 1810s | 3.26 million people | 1.92 million people | 1.35 million people | Austria |
| 1820s | 3.44 million people | 2.04 million people | 1.41 million people | Austria |
| 1830s | 3.62 million people | 2.15 million people | 1.46 million people | Austria |
| 1840s | 3.82 million people | 2.29 million people | 1.53 million people | Austria |
| 1850s | 4.08 million people | 2.44 million people | 1.64 million people | Austria |
| 1860s | 4.36 million people | 2.57 million people | 1.79 million people | Austria |
| 1870s | 4.71 million people | 2.73 million people | 1.97 million people | Austria |
| 1880s | 5.15 million people | 2.89 million people | 2.26 million people | Austria |
| 1890s | 5.66 million people | 3.10 million people | 2.55 million people | Austria |
| 1900s | 6.26 million people | 3.49 million people | 2.78 million people | Austria |
| 1910s | 6.54 million people | 3.79 million people | 2.76 million people | Austria |
| 1920s | 6.57 million people | 3.95 million people | 2.62 million people | Austria |
| 1930s | 6.70 million people | 4.12 million people | 2.58 million people | Austria |
| 1940s | 6.82 million people | 4.43 million people | 2.39 million people | Austria |
| 1950s | 6.95 million people | 4.97 million people | 1.98 million people | Austria |
| 1960s | 7.25 million people | 5.78 million people | 1.47 million people | Austria |
| 1970s | 7.55 million people | 6.28 million people | 1.27 million people | Austria |
| 1980s | 7.57 million people | 6.47 million people | 1.10 million people | Austria |
| 1990s | 7.90 million people | 6.98 million people | 920,574 people | Austria |
| 2000s | 8.19 million people | 7.42 million people | 765,540 people | Austria |
| 2010s | 8.61 million people | 8.22 million people | 389,562 people | Austria |
| 2020s | 9.02 million people | 8.75 million people | 268,305 people | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at 9.13 million people against 8.87 million people in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Austria and Switzerland?
- 259,870 people, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Austria ranks 99th and Switzerland ranks 101st of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.