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Belarus vs Switzerland: The global population hockey stick

Belarus
9.12 million people
in 2023
Switzerland
8.87 million people
in 2023
Belarus rank
100th
Switzerland rank
101st

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Belarus
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 9.12 million people against 8.87 million people in Switzerland, a difference of 245,120 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Switzerland ahead.

Belarus ranks 100th and Switzerland ranks 101st of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 29 and Switzerland in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Switzerland Difference Ahead
1000s 192,000 people 300,000 people 108,000 people Switzerland
1100s 288,000 people 400,000 people 112,000 people Switzerland
1200s 432,000 people 500,000 people 68,000 people Switzerland
1300s 432,000 people 800,000 people 368,000 people Switzerland
1400s 432,000 people 600,000 people 168,000 people Switzerland
1500s 576,000 people 800,000 people 224,000 people Switzerland
1600s 720,000 people 1.00 million people 280,000 people Switzerland
1700s 960,000 people 1.25 million people 290,250 people Switzerland
1710s 1.13 million people 1.29 million people 151,560 people Switzerland
1720s 1.23 million people 1.32 million people 93,680 people Switzerland
1730s 1.33 million people 1.36 million people 28,950 people Switzerland
1740s 1.44 million people 1.40 million people 43,230 people Belarus
1750s 1.56 million people 1.44 million people 123,560 people Belarus
1760s 1.69 million people 1.48 million people 212,770 people Belarus
1770s 1.83 million people 1.52 million people 311,660 people Belarus
1780s 1.99 million people 1.57 million people 421,100 people Belarus
1790s 2.15 million people 1.61 million people 542,030 people Belarus
1800s 2.36 million people 1.80 million people 554,257 people Belarus
1810s 2.36 million people 1.92 million people 437,052 people Belarus
1820s 2.46 million people 2.04 million people 419,946 people Belarus
1830s 2.69 million people 2.15 million people 536,201 people Belarus
1840s 2.95 million people 2.29 million people 656,132 people Belarus
1850s 3.23 million people 2.44 million people 797,862 people Belarus
1860s 3.56 million people 2.57 million people 984,226 people Belarus
1870s 3.91 million people 2.73 million people 1.18 million people Belarus
1880s 4.30 million people 2.89 million people 1.42 million people Belarus
1890s 4.73 million people 3.10 million people 1.63 million people Belarus
1900s 5.21 million people 3.49 million people 1.72 million people Belarus
1910s 5.73 million people 3.79 million people 1.94 million people Belarus
1920s 6.28 million people 3.95 million people 2.33 million people Belarus
1930s 6.88 million people 4.12 million people 2.76 million people Belarus
1940s 7.54 million people 4.43 million people 3.11 million people Belarus
1950s 7.55 million people 4.97 million people 2.57 million people Belarus
1960s 8.62 million people 5.78 million people 2.84 million people Belarus
1970s 9.29 million people 6.28 million people 3.01 million people Belarus
1980s 9.90 million people 6.47 million people 3.43 million people Belarus
1990s 10.17 million people 6.98 million people 3.19 million people Belarus
2000s 9.72 million people 7.42 million people 2.30 million people Belarus
2010s 9.48 million people 8.22 million people 1.25 million people Belarus
2020s 9.22 million people 8.75 million people 470,222 people Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Belarus or Switzerland?
Belarus, at 9.12 million people against 8.87 million people in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Belarus and Switzerland?
245,120 people, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Switzerland?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Switzerland rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Belarus ranks 100th and Switzerland ranks 101st of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – 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

Indicator
The global population hockey stick
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.