Population in Liechtenstein compared to Switzerland: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Liechtenstein and Switzerland: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Liechtenstein	Switzerland	Liechtenstein	Switzerland
1960	16,451	5,327,827	-	-
1961	16,877	5,434,294	2.59%	2%
1962	17,443	5,573,815	3.35%	2.57%
1963	18,093	5,694,247	3.73%	2.16%
1964	18,755	5,789,228	3.66%	1.67%
1965	19,195	5,856,472	2.35%	1.16%
1966	19,610	5,918,002	2.16%	1.05%
1967	20,175	5,991,785	2.88%	1.25%
1968	20,835	6,067,714	3.27%	1.27%
1969	21,084	6,136,387	1.2%	1.13%
1970	21,140	6,180,877	0.27%	0.73%
1971	21,600	6,213,399	2.18%	0.53%
1972	22,132	6,260,956	2.46%	0.77%
1973	22,785	6,307,347	2.95%	0.74%
1974	23,451	6,341,405	2.92%	0.54%
1975	23,846	6,338,632	1.68%	-0.04%
1976	24,058	6,302,504	0.89%	-0.57%
1977	24,442	6,281,174	1.6%	-0.34%
1978	25,028	6,281,738	2.4%	0.009%
1979	25,575	6,294,365	2.19%	0.2%
1980	25,512	6,319,408	-0.25%	0.4%
1981	25,673	6,354,074	0.63%	0.55%
1982	26,255	6,391,309	2.27%	0.59%
1983	26,446	6,418,773	0.73%	0.43%
1984	26,596	6,441,865	0.57%	0.36%
1985	26,878	6,470,365	1.06%	0.44%
1986	27,238	6,504,124	1.34%	0.52%
1987	27,557	6,545,106	1.17%	0.63%
1988	27,948	6,593,386	1.42%	0.74%
1989	28,317	6,646,912	1.32%	0.81%
1990	28,742	6,715,519	1.5%	1.03%
1991	29,209	6,799,978	1.62%	1.26%
1992	29,627	6,875,364	1.43%	1.11%
1993	30,089	6,938,265	1.56%	0.91%
1994	30,470	6,993,795	1.27%	0.8%
1995	30,776	7,040,687	1%	0.67%
1996	31,033	7,071,850	0.84%	0.44%
1997	31,232	7,088,906	0.64%	0.24%
1998	31,668	7,110,001	1.4%	0.3%
1999	32,221	7,143,991	1.75%	0.48%
2000	32,645	7,184,250	1.32%	0.56%
2001	33,194	7,229,854	1.68%	0.63%
2002	33,694	7,284,753	1.51%	0.76%
2003	34,079	7,339,001	1.14%	0.74%
2004	34,447	7,389,625	1.08%	0.69%
2005	34,753	7,437,115	0.89%	0.64%
2006	35,037	7,483,934	0.82%	0.63%
2007	35,262	7,551,117	0.64%	0.9%
2008	35,473	7,647,675	0.6%	1.28%
2009	35,742	7,743,831	0.76%	1.26%
2010	36,022	7,824,909	0.78%	1.05%
2011	36,312	7,912,398	0.81%	1.12%
2012	36,657	7,996,861	0.95%	1.07%
2013	36,984	8,089,346	0.89%	1.16%
2014	37,248	8,188,649	0.71%	1.23%
2015	37,494	8,282,396	0.66%	1.14%
2016	37,716	8,373,338	0.59%	1.1%
2017	37,962	8,451,840	0.65%	0.94%
2018	38,246	8,514,329	0.75%	0.74%
2019	38,563	8,575,280	0.83%	0.72%
2020	38,901	8,638,167	0.88%	0.73%
2021	39,182	8,704,546	0.72%	0.77%
2022	39,493	8,777,088	0.79%	0.83%
2023	39,846	8,888,822	0.89%	1.27%
2024	40,450	9,005,582	1.52%	1.31%
2025	40,712	9,051,441	0.65%	0.51%
2026	40,949	9,092,200	0.58%	0.45%
2027	41,185	9,128,649	0.57%	0.4%
2028	41,396	9,161,558	0.51%	0.36%
2029	41,602	9,190,268	0.5%	0.31%
2030	41,799	9,215,844	0.47%	0.28%
2031	41,992	9,239,801	0.46%	0.26%
2032	42,165	9,260,664	0.41%	0.23%
2033	42,323	9,278,524	0.38%	0.19%
2034	42,470	9,295,500	0.35%	0.18%
2035	42,613	9,310,659	0.34%	0.16%
2036	42,736	9,323,296	0.29%	0.14%
2037	42,844	9,334,565	0.25%	0.12%
2038	42,957	9,344,395	0.26%	0.11%
2039	43,058	9,353,187	0.24%	0.09%
2040	43,147	9,363,095	0.2%	0.11%
2041	43,228	9,372,148	0.19%	0.1%
2042	43,302	9,380,579	0.17%	0.09%
2043	43,370	9,389,228	0.16%	0.09%
2044	43,427	9,396,409	0.13%	0.08%
2045	43,474	9,402,783	0.11%	0.07%
2046	43,516	9,408,721	0.1%	0.06%
2047	43,556	9,415,274	0.09%	0.07%
2048	43,584	9,422,270	0.06%	0.07%
2049	43,608	9,427,479	0.06%	0.06%
2050	43,622	9,430,133	0.03%	0.03%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Liechtenstein increased by 2,679 people (a 7.65% growth), while Switzerland gained 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Liechtenstein gained 3,235 (a 8.58% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 719,260 (a 8.59% growth).

Liechtenstein was ranked 191st most populous country in 2006 and is 190th in 2026. Switzerland was ranked 96th in 2006 and ranked 100th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Liechtenstein's population will grow by 6.52% to 43,622 people and will still be ranked 190th. The population of Switzerland will increase by 3.71% to 9,430,133 people and rank change from 100th to 102nd.