Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Switzerland
Switzerland: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 1.74 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Switzerland, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1.74 million people for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Switzerland peaked at 1.74 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 445,533 people, in 1950.
That places Switzerland 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 486,365 people | 445,533 people | 532,463 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 611,216 people | 544,747 people | 684,302 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 784,915 people | 701,720 people | 863,518 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 913,646 people | 875,207 people | 966,775 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 million people | 978,501 people | 1.09 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 million people | 1.10 million people | 1.29 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 million people | 1.32 million people | 1.59 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 million people | 1.62 million people | 1.74 million people | 4 |
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More population data for Switzerland
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 392,499 people (2100)
- Population density 230.99 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.29 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 196,167 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.29 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.29 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Switzerland?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Switzerland was 1.74 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 445,533 people in 1950.
- How does Switzerland rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Switzerland ranks 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.