Eritrea vs Switzerland: Female population by age group

Eritrea
227,854 people
in 2023
Switzerland
211,390 people
in 2023
Eritrea rank
109th
Switzerland rank
112th

Female population by age group over time

  • Eritrea
  • Switzerland
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k195019862023

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 227,854 people against 211,390 people in Switzerland, a difference of 16,464 people.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.

Eritrea ranks 109th and Switzerland ranks 112th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Switzerland Difference Ahead
1950s 73,952 people 205,391 people 131,440 people Switzerland
1960s 97,676 people 242,602 people 144,926 people Switzerland
1970s 126,463 people 210,051 people 83,587 people Switzerland
1980s 159,033 people 179,443 people 20,410 people Switzerland
1990s 178,565 people 200,713 people 22,148 people Switzerland
2000s 209,986 people 182,111 people 27,876 people Eritrea
2010s 226,201 people 202,046 people 24,155 people Eritrea
2020s 224,096 people 212,625 people 11,470 people Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female population by age group, Eritrea or Switzerland?
Eritrea, at 227,854 people against 211,390 people in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in female population by age group between Eritrea and Switzerland?
16,464 people, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Switzerland?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Switzerland rank globally for female population by age group?
Eritrea ranks 109th and Switzerland ranks 112th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Female population by age group
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 0-4.