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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Portugal	Switzerland	Portugal	Switzerland
1960	8,857,716	5,327,827	-	-
1961	8,929,316	5,434,294	0.81%	2%
1962	8,993,985	5,573,815	0.72%	2.57%
1963	9,030,355	5,694,247	0.4%	2.16%
1964	9,035,365	5,789,228	0.06%	1.67%
1965	8,998,595	5,856,472	-0.41%	1.16%
1966	8,930,990	5,918,002	-0.75%	1.05%
1967	8,874,520	5,991,785	-0.63%	1.25%
1968	8,836,650	6,067,714	-0.43%	1.27%
1969	8,757,705	6,136,387	-0.89%	1.13%
1970	8,680,431	6,180,877	-0.88%	0.73%
1971	8,643,756	6,213,399	-0.42%	0.53%
1972	8,630,430	6,260,956	-0.15%	0.77%
1973	8,633,100	6,307,347	0.03%	0.74%
1974	8,754,365	6,341,405	1.4%	0.54%
1975	9,093,470	6,338,632	3.87%	-0.04%
1976	9,355,810	6,302,504	2.88%	-0.57%
1977	9,455,675	6,281,174	1.07%	-0.34%
1978	9,558,250	6,281,738	1.08%	0.009%
1979	9,661,265	6,294,365	1.08%	0.2%
1980	9,766,312	6,319,408	1.09%	0.4%
1981	9,851,362	6,354,074	0.87%	0.55%
1982	9,911,771	6,391,309	0.61%	0.59%
1983	9,957,865	6,418,773	0.47%	0.43%
1984	9,996,232	6,441,865	0.39%	0.36%
1985	10,023,613	6,470,365	0.27%	0.44%
1986	10,032,734	6,504,124	0.09%	0.52%
1987	10,030,031	6,545,106	-0.03%	0.63%
1988	10,019,610	6,593,386	-0.1%	0.74%
1989	10,005,000	6,646,912	-0.15%	0.81%
1990	9,983,218	6,715,519	-0.22%	1.03%
1991	9,960,235	6,799,978	-0.23%	1.26%
1992	9,952,494	6,875,364	-0.08%	1.11%
1993	9,964,675	6,938,265	0.12%	0.91%
1994	9,991,525	6,993,795	0.27%	0.8%
1995	10,026,176	7,040,687	0.35%	0.67%
1996	10,063,945	7,071,850	0.38%	0.44%
1997	10,108,977	7,088,906	0.45%	0.24%
1998	10,160,196	7,110,001	0.51%	0.3%
1999	10,217,828	7,143,991	0.57%	0.48%
2000	10,289,898	7,184,250	0.71%	0.56%
2001	10,362,722	7,229,854	0.71%	0.63%
2002	10,419,631	7,284,753	0.55%	0.76%
2003	10,458,821	7,339,001	0.38%	0.74%
2004	10,483,861	7,389,625	0.24%	0.69%
2005	10,503,330	7,437,115	0.19%	0.64%
2006	10,522,288	7,483,934	0.18%	0.63%
2007	10,542,964	7,551,117	0.2%	0.9%
2008	10,558,177	7,647,675	0.14%	1.28%
2009	10,568,247	7,743,831	0.1%	1.26%
2010	10,573,100	7,824,909	0.05%	1.05%
2011	10,557,560	7,912,398	-0.15%	1.12%
2012	10,514,844	7,996,861	-0.4%	1.07%
2013	10,457,295	8,089,346	-0.55%	1.16%
2014	10,401,062	8,188,649	-0.54%	1.23%
2015	10,358,076	8,282,396	-0.41%	1.14%
2016	10,325,452	8,373,338	-0.31%	1.1%
2017	10,300,300	8,451,840	-0.24%	0.94%
2018	10,283,822	8,514,329	-0.16%	0.74%
2019	10,286,263	8,575,280	0.02%	0.72%
2020	10,297,081	8,638,167	0.11%	0.73%
2021	10,361,831	8,704,546	0.63%	0.77%
2022	10,434,332	8,777,088	0.7%	0.83%
2023	10,578,174	8,888,093	1.38%	1.26%
2024	10,701,636	9,034,102	1.17%	1.64%
2025	10,687,819	9,080,106	-0.13%	0.51%
2026	10,670,917	9,120,994	-0.16%	0.45%
2027	10,653,073	9,157,559	-0.17%	0.4%
2028	10,632,868	9,190,572	-0.19%	0.36%
2029	10,611,484	9,219,373	-0.2%	0.31%
2030	10,591,436	9,245,030	-0.19%	0.28%
2031	10,571,418	9,269,063	-0.19%	0.26%
2032	10,549,456	9,289,991	-0.21%	0.23%
2033	10,526,482	9,307,909	-0.22%	0.19%
2034	10,502,882	9,324,938	-0.22%	0.18%
2035	10,478,843	9,340,145	-0.23%	0.16%
2036	10,454,630	9,352,822	-0.23%	0.14%
2037	10,430,128	9,364,126	-0.23%	0.12%
2038	10,404,947	9,373,988	-0.24%	0.11%
2039	10,377,968	9,382,808	-0.26%	0.09%
2040	10,349,515	9,392,748	-0.27%	0.11%
2041	10,321,577	9,401,829	-0.27%	0.1%
2042	10,294,106	9,410,286	-0.27%	0.09%
2043	10,264,596	9,418,963	-0.29%	0.09%
2044	10,233,543	9,426,166	-0.3%	0.08%
2045	10,201,832	9,432,561	-0.31%	0.07%
2046	10,168,932	9,438,518	-0.32%	0.06%
2047	10,135,159	9,445,091	-0.33%	0.07%
2048	10,101,419	9,452,109	-0.33%	0.07%
2049	10,066,064	9,457,335	-0.35%	0.06%
2050	10,029,252	9,459,997	-0.37%	0.03%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Portugal decreased by 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline), while Switzerland gained 845,281 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Portugal gained 329,743 (a 3.18% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 830,554 (a 10% growth).

Portugal was ranked 76th most populous country in 2005 and is 92nd in 2025. Switzerland was ranked 97th in 2005 and ranked 100th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Portugal's population will shrink by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people with a rank change from 92nd to 97th. The population of Switzerland will increase by 3.81% to 9,459,997 people and rank change from 100th to 102nd.