Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Switzerland
Switzerland: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 39.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
39.6%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
112th
of 236 countries
All-time high
47.5%
in 1883
All-time low
34.4%
in 1991
Years of data
148
1876–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Switzerland, 1876–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability that a man will outlive a woman in Switzerland is 39.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Switzerland peaked at 47.5% in 1883 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 1991.
Switzerland ranks 112th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 148 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 46.3% | — |
| 1877 | 46.9% | +1.3% |
| 1878 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 1879 | 46.6% | -1.0% |
| 1880 | 46.7% | +0.1% |
| 1881 | 47.1% | +0.8% |
| 1882 | 46.9% | -0.5% |
| 1883 | 47.5% | +1.4% |
| 1884 | 47.2% | -0.8% |
| 1885 | 47.2% | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
| 1887 | 47.0% | -0.4% |
| 1888 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 47.5% | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 46.9% | -1.4% |
| 1891 | 47.0% | +0.2% |
| 1892 | 46.7% | -0.6% |
| 1893 | 47.1% | +0.8% |
| 1894 | 47.1% | +0.2% |
| 1895 | 46.6% | -1.1% |
| 1896 | 46.2% | -0.9% |
| 1897 | 46.4% | +0.5% |
| 1898 | 46.1% | -0.7% |
| 1899 | 45.8% | -0.7% |
| 1900 | 46.8% | +2.3% |
| 1901 | 46.1% | -1.6% |
| 1902 | 46.4% | +0.8% |
| 1903 | 46.5% | +0.3% |
| 1904 | 46.7% | +0.3% |
| 1905 | 46.2% | -1.0% |
| 1906 | 46.0% | -0.5% |
| 1907 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 45.7% | -0.7% |
| 1909 | 46.0% | +0.5% |
| 1910 | 45.2% | -1.6% |
| 1911 | 45.6% | +0.8% |
| 1912 | 45.2% | -0.8% |
| 1913 | 45.3% | +0.2% |
| 1914 | 45.3% | +0.1% |
| 1915 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 1916 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 1917 | 45.2% | -0.5% |
| 1918 | 44.0% | -2.5% |
| 1919 | 46.9% | +6.4% |
| 1920 | 46.4% | -1.0% |
| 1921 | 45.1% | -2.8% |
| 1922 | 46.2% | +2.4% |
| 1923 | 44.6% | -3.5% |
| 1924 | 45.1% | +1.1% |
| 1925 | 45.0% | -0.1% |
| 1926 | 45.0% | -0.1% |
| 1927 | 45.1% | +0.4% |
| 1928 | 44.4% | -1.6% |
| 1929 | 43.8% | -1.4% |
| 1930 | 43.4% | -0.9% |
| 1931 | 44.0% | +1.4% |
| 1932 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 43.9% | -0.3% |
| 1934 | 43.6% | -0.6% |
| 1935 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 1936 | 43.1% | -1.6% |
| 1937 | 43.5% | +0.8% |
| 1938 | 43.6% | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 42.9% | -1.7% |
| 1940 | 43.0% | +0.2% |
| 1941 | 42.7% | -0.7% |
| 1942 | 42.4% | -0.7% |
| 1943 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 1944 | 42.3% | -0.4% |
| 1945 | 43.0% | +1.4% |
| 1946 | 43.8% | +1.9% |
| 1947 | 42.8% | -2.2% |
| 1948 | 42.4% | -1.0% |
| 1949 | 42.1% | -0.6% |
| 1950 | 41.8% | -0.9% |
| 1951 | 41.4% | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 41.6% | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 40.8% | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 40.9% | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 41.0% | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 40.5% | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 39.7% | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 39.7% | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 39.4% | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 39.1% | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 38.5% | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 38.4% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 37.8% | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 38.0% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 38.0% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 38.0% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 37.4% | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 37.4% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 37.3% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 37.1% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 36.9% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 36.8% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 36.9% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 36.1% | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 35.8% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 35.5% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 35.3% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 35.1% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 35.5% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 35.3% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 34.9% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 35.0% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 34.6% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 34.9% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 34.7% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 34.8% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 34.7% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 34.5% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 34.4% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 34.5% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 34.4% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 34.5% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 34.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 35.0% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 35.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 35.7% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 36.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 35.2% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 36.0% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 36.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 36.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 37.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 37.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 37.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 37.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 38.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 38.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 39.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 39.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 38.5% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 39.6% | +3.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 39.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 39.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.2%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 46.7% | 46.3% | 47.1% | 4 |
| 1880s | 47.1% | 46.7% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 1890s | 46.6% | 45.8% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 46.2% | 45.7% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 1910s | 45.4% | 44.0% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 1920s | 45.1% | 43.8% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 1930s | 43.6% | 42.9% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 42.7% | 42.1% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 1950s | 40.7% | 39.4% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 38.0% | 37.3% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.1% | 35.1% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.8% | 34.4% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 34.4% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 36.3% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 38.3% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 38.5% | 39.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More gender data for Switzerland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,307 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7842 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,823 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,823 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4582 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 42,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 41,297 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Switzerland?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Switzerland was 39.6% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 1883.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 1991.
- How does Switzerland rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Switzerland ranks 112th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.