๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austriavs๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland

Total Population
9,107,265
9,007,794
About the same
Median age
44.9 years
44.2 years
0.7 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
21.63%
20.88%
0.8 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
-0.07%
0.45%
0.52 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland
Austria Switzerland
Young Population 14.05%1,279,946 14.80%1,333,283
Working Age Population 64.32%5,857,571 64.32%5,793,443
Elderly Population 21.63%1,969,748 20.88%1,881,068

In 2026, the median age is 44.9 years in Austria and 44.2 years in Switzerland.Austria already reached Switzerlandโ€™s current median age in 2024, about 2 years ahead in population aging.

The total population of Austria peaks in 2023 at 9,130,434.The total population of Switzerland peaks in 2052 at 9,343,514.

By 2050, the dependency ratio of Austria will be 75.7%, and 30.81% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Switzerland will be 76.5%, and 30.22% of the population will be elderly.

Austria Switzerland
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) 1950
1984โ€“2018
1950
1981โ€“2017
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 1950 or earlier 1950 or earlier
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) 1970 1985 15 years later
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) 2023 2024 1 years later