Which has higher male population by age group, Portugal or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 222,640 people against 218,631 people in Portugal as of 2023.

What is the difference in male population by age group between Portugal and Switzerland?

4,009 people, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Switzerland: Male population by age group

Portugal

218,631 people

in 2023

Switzerland

222,640 people

in 2023

Portugal rank

113th

Switzerland rank

112th

Male population by age group over time

Portugal
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 222,640 people against 218,631 people in Portugal, a difference of 4,009 people.

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

Portugal ranks 113th and Switzerland ranks 112th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	459,756 people	215,221 people	244,535 people	Portugal
1960s	472,329 people	253,388 people	218,941 people	Portugal
1970s	426,255 people	220,889 people	205,366 people	Portugal
1980s	363,877 people	188,011 people	175,865 people	Portugal
1990s	284,194 people	211,251 people	72,942 people	Portugal
2000s	281,778 people	192,627 people	89,151 people	Portugal
2010s	234,799 people	213,724 people	21,075 people	Portugal
2020s	219,846 people	224,026 people	4,179 people	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male population by age group, Portugal or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 222,640 people against 218,631 people in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in male population by age group between Portugal and Switzerland?: 4,009 people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for male population by age group?: Portugal ranks 113th 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 Male population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Male 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: 30 October 2026

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