Austria vs Switzerland: World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until

Austria
9.13 million
in 2023
Switzerland
8.87 million
in 2023
Austria rank
99th
Switzerland rank
101st

World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until over time

  • Austria
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 9.13 million against 8.87 million in Switzerland, a difference of 259,870.

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 700,000 300,000 400,000 Austria
1100s 900,000 400,000 500,000 Austria
1200s 1.25 million 500,000 750,000 Austria
1300s 2.00 million 800,000 1.20 million Austria
1400s 1.25 million 600,000 650,000 Austria
1500s 2.00 million 800,000 1.20 million Austria
1600s 2.10 million 1.00 million 1.10 million Austria
1700s 2.12 million 1.25 million 869,750 Austria
1710s 2.23 million 1.29 million 946,740 Austria
1720s 2.35 million 1.32 million 1.02 million Austria
1730s 2.46 million 1.36 million 1.10 million Austria
1740s 2.57 million 1.40 million 1.17 million Austria
1750s 2.68 million 1.44 million 1.24 million Austria
1760s 2.78 million 1.48 million 1.30 million Austria
1770s 2.88 million 1.52 million 1.35 million Austria
1780s 2.97 million 1.57 million 1.40 million Austria
1790s 3.05 million 1.61 million 1.44 million Austria
1800s 3.08 million 1.80 million 1.28 million Austria
1810s 3.26 million 1.92 million 1.35 million Austria
1820s 3.44 million 2.04 million 1.41 million Austria
1830s 3.62 million 2.15 million 1.46 million Austria
1840s 3.82 million 2.29 million 1.53 million Austria
1850s 4.08 million 2.44 million 1.64 million Austria
1860s 4.36 million 2.57 million 1.79 million Austria
1870s 4.71 million 2.73 million 1.97 million Austria
1880s 5.15 million 2.89 million 2.26 million Austria
1890s 5.66 million 3.10 million 2.55 million Austria
1900s 6.26 million 3.49 million 2.78 million Austria
1910s 6.54 million 3.79 million 2.76 million Austria
1920s 6.57 million 3.95 million 2.62 million Austria
1930s 6.70 million 4.12 million 2.58 million Austria
1940s 6.82 million 4.43 million 2.39 million Austria
1950s 6.95 million 4.97 million 1.98 million Austria
1960s 7.25 million 5.78 million 1.47 million Austria
1970s 7.55 million 6.28 million 1.27 million Austria
1980s 7.57 million 6.47 million 1.10 million Austria
1990s 7.90 million 6.98 million 920,574 Austria
2000s 8.19 million 7.42 million 765,540 Austria
2010s 8.61 million 8.22 million 389,562 Austria
2020s 9.02 million 8.75 million 268,305 Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until, Austria or Switzerland?
Austria, at 9.13 million against 8.87 million in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until between Austria and Switzerland?
259,870, 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 world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until?
Austria ranks 99th and Switzerland ranks 101st of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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