Netherlands vs Switzerland: Population, male
Netherlands
49.7%
in 2025
Switzerland
49.7%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
103rd
Switzerland rank
102nd
Population, male over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 49.7% against 49.7% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 103rd and Switzerland ranks 102nd of 218 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.9% | 48.7% | 1.2% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 49.8% | 48.8% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 48.7% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 48.8% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 49.0% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 49.4% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 49.7% against 49.7% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for population, male?
- Netherlands ranks 103rd and Switzerland ranks 102nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.