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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 9,005,582 people in Switzerland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 9,107,866 in Switzerland.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 15.6 times bigger than Switzerland's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Switzerland is the 100th.
  • The countries together account for 1.82% of the world: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.11% for Switzerland.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +0.98% in Switzerland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Switzerland has grown from 7.48M to 9.11M (21.7% growth).

Russia vs Switzerland: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Switzerland
2100 124,983,377 9,234,296
2099 125,086,144 9,226,472
2098 125,186,329 9,220,109
2097 125,264,415 9,212,728
2096 125,354,177 9,208,997
2095 125,422,006 9,203,477
2094 125,474,373 9,199,095
2093 125,529,632 9,196,672
2092 125,604,261 9,194,082
2091 125,652,742 9,191,145
2090 125,707,894 9,189,122
2089 125,760,026 9,188,754
2088 125,810,124 9,190,102
2087 125,858,116 9,189,763
2086 125,926,035 9,191,494
2085 126,001,913 9,195,728
2084 126,076,414 9,199,983
2083 126,151,046 9,204,908
2082 126,234,371 9,210,695
2081 126,317,768 9,217,065
2080 126,414,511 9,223,475
2079 126,534,688 9,230,920
2078 126,674,591 9,237,649
2077 126,830,956 9,245,300
2076 126,982,766 9,250,248
2075 127,165,304 9,255,753
2074 127,362,143 9,266,455
2073 127,576,856 9,275,439
2072 127,802,632 9,283,185
2071 128,080,998 9,292,913
2070 128,353,977 9,303,843
2069 128,642,208 9,311,935
2068 128,920,237 9,320,335
2067 129,203,483 9,327,741
2066 129,511,983 9,339,455
2065 129,842,007 9,351,481
2064 130,177,089 9,362,413
2063 130,522,107 9,372,441
2062 130,851,664 9,383,258
2061 131,200,160 9,395,036
2060 131,526,812 9,403,920
2059 131,884,461 9,414,241
2058 132,247,211 9,422,560
2057 132,584,941 9,428,212
2056 132,925,501 9,435,441
2055 133,271,436 9,443,890
2054 133,595,068 9,451,268
2053 133,914,243 9,456,389
2052 134,180,223 9,456,418
2051 134,443,510 9,456,395
2050 134,687,487 9,454,544
2049 134,909,323 9,451,083
2048 135,117,641 9,444,091
2047 135,311,492 9,437,061
2046 135,482,008 9,430,954
2045 135,664,379 9,425,155
2044 135,863,165 9,418,152
2043 136,085,277 9,410,763
2042 136,307,658 9,400,808
2041 136,557,818 9,393,857
2040 136,821,807 9,382,662
2039 137,122,219 9,373,984
2038 137,433,644 9,365,030
2037 137,770,811 9,354,254
2036 138,118,955 9,342,450
2035 138,478,809 9,328,907
2034 138,852,689 9,312,054
2033 139,237,595 9,294,881
2032 139,635,142 9,276,221
2031 140,058,187 9,253,034
2030 140,453,528 9,228,188
2029 140,840,370 9,201,743
2028 141,214,141 9,170,620
2027 141,580,416 9,135,740
2026 141,906,741 9,097,532
2025 142,772,403 9,053,983
2024 143,533,851 9,005,582
2023 143,826,130 8,888,822
2022 144,236,933 8,777,088
2021 144,746,762 8,704,546
2020 145,245,148 8,638,167
2019 145,453,291 8,575,280
2018 145,398,106 8,514,329
2017 145,293,260 8,451,840
2016 145,015,460 8,373,338
2015 144,640,716 8,282,396
2014 144,237,223 8,188,649
2013 143,805,638 8,089,346
2012 143,378,447 7,996,861
2011 143,018,195 7,912,398
2010 142,849,468 7,824,909
2009 142,785,348 7,743,831
2008 142,742,366 7,647,675
2007 142,805,114 7,551,117
2006 143,049,637 7,483,934
2005 143,518,814 7,437,115
2004 144,067,316 7,389,625
2003 144,648,618 7,339,001
2002 145,306,497 7,284,753
2001 145,976,482 7,229,854
2000 146,596,869 7,184,250
1999 147,214,776 7,143,991
1998 147,670,784 7,110,001
1997 147,915,361 7,088,906
1996 148,160,129 7,071,850
1995 148,375,787 7,040,687
1994 148,407,912 6,993,795
1993 148,458,777 6,938,265
1992 148,538,197 6,875,364
1991 148,394,216 6,799,978
1990 147,969,406 6,715,519
1989 147,721,000 6,646,912
1988 146,857,000 6,593,386
1987 145,908,000 6,545,106
1986 144,894,000 6,504,124
1985 143,858,000 6,470,365
1984 142,745,000 6,441,865
1983 141,668,000 6,418,773
1982 140,823,000 6,391,309
1981 139,941,000 6,354,074
1980 139,010,000 6,319,408
1979 138,027,000 6,294,365
1978 137,060,000 6,281,738
1977 136,100,000 6,281,174
1976 135,147,000 6,302,504
1975 134,200,000 6,338,632
1974 133,432,000 6,341,405
1973 132,669,000 6,307,347
1972 131,909,000 6,260,956
1971 131,155,000 6,213,399
1970 130,404,000 6,180,877
1969 129,664,000 6,136,387
1968 128,928,000 6,067,714
1967 128,196,000 5,991,785
1966 127,468,000 5,918,002
1965 126,745,000 5,856,472
1964 125,345,000 5,789,228
1963 123,960,000 5,694,247
1962 122,591,000 5,573,815
1961 121,236,000 5,434,294
1960 119,897,000 5,327,827

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/russia/switzerland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Switzerland gained 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Switzerland's population increased by 734,528 people (a 8.77% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. Switzerland was ranked 96th in 2006 and ranked 100th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Russia's population will shrink by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people with a rank change from 9th to 14th. The population of Switzerland will increase by 3.81% to 9,454,544 people and rank change from 100th to 103rd.

Switzerland is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 9.46M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Russia
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Switzerland
2100 -0.08% 0.08%
2099 -0.08% 0.07%
2098 -0.06% 0.08%
2097 -0.07% 0.04%
2096 -0.05% 0.06%
2095 -0.04% 0.05%
2094 -0.04% 0.03%
2093 -0.06% 0.03%
2092 -0.04% 0.03%
2091 -0.04% 0.02%
2090 -0.04% 0.004%
2089 -0.04% -0.01%
2088 -0.04% 0.004%
2087 -0.05% -0.02%
2086 -0.06% -0.05%
2085 -0.06% -0.05%
2084 -0.06% -0.05%
2083 -0.07% -0.06%
2082 -0.07% -0.07%
2081 -0.08% -0.07%
2080 -0.09% -0.08%
2079 -0.11% -0.07%
2078 -0.12% -0.08%
2077 -0.12% -0.05%
2076 -0.14% -0.06%
2075 -0.15% -0.12%
2074 -0.17% -0.1%
2073 -0.18% -0.08%
2072 -0.22% -0.1%
2071 -0.21% -0.12%
2070 -0.22% -0.09%
2069 -0.22% -0.09%
2068 -0.22% -0.08%
2067 -0.24% -0.13%
2066 -0.25% -0.13%
2065 -0.26% -0.12%
2064 -0.26% -0.11%
2063 -0.25% -0.12%
2062 -0.27% -0.13%
2061 -0.25% -0.09%
2060 -0.27% -0.11%
2059 -0.27% -0.09%
2058 -0.25% -0.06%
2057 -0.26% -0.08%
2056 -0.26% -0.09%
2055 -0.24% -0.08%
2054 -0.24% -0.05%
2053 -0.2% -0%
2052 -0.2% 0%
2051 -0.18% 0.02%
2050 -0.16% 0.04%
2049 -0.15% 0.07%
2048 -0.14% 0.07%
2047 -0.13% 0.06%
2046 -0.13% 0.06%
2045 -0.15% 0.07%
2044 -0.16% 0.08%
2043 -0.16% 0.11%
2042 -0.18% 0.07%
2041 -0.19% 0.12%
2040 -0.22% 0.09%
2039 -0.23% 0.1%
2038 -0.24% 0.12%
2037 -0.25% 0.13%
2036 -0.26% 0.15%
2035 -0.27% 0.18%
2034 -0.28% 0.18%
2033 -0.28% 0.2%
2032 -0.3% 0.25%
2031 -0.28% 0.27%
2030 -0.27% 0.29%
2029 -0.26% 0.34%
2028 -0.26% 0.38%
2027 -0.23% 0.42%
2026 -0.61% 0.48%
2025 -0.53% 0.54%
2024 -0.2% 1.31%
2023 -0.28% 1.27%
2022 -0.35% 0.83%
2021 -0.34% 0.77%
2020 -0.14% 0.73%
2019 0.04% 0.72%
2018 0.07% 0.74%
2017 0.19% 0.94%
2016 0.26% 1.1%
2015 0.28% 1.14%
2014 0.3% 1.23%
2013 0.3% 1.16%
2012 0.25% 1.07%
2011 0.12% 1.12%
2010 0.04% 1.05%
2009 0.03% 1.26%
2008 -0.04% 1.28%
2007 -0.17% 0.9%
2006 -0.33% 0.63%
2005 -0.38% 0.64%
2004 -0.4% 0.69%
2003 -0.45% 0.74%
2002 -0.46% 0.76%
2001 -0.42% 0.63%
2000 -0.42% 0.56%
1999 -0.31% 0.48%
1998 -0.17% 0.3%
1997 -0.17% 0.24%
1996 -0.15% 0.44%
1995 -0.02% 0.67%
1994 -0.03% 0.8%
1993 -0.05% 0.91%
1992 0.1% 1.11%
1991 0.29% 1.26%
1990 0.17% 1.03%
1989 0.59% 0.81%
1988 0.65% 0.74%
1987 0.7% 0.63%
1986 0.72% 0.52%
1985 0.78% 0.44%
1984 0.76% 0.36%
1983 0.6% 0.43%
1982 0.63% 0.59%
1981 0.67% 0.55%
1980 0.71% 0.4%
1979 0.71% 0.2%
1978 0.71% 0.009%
1977 0.71% -0.34%
1976 0.71% -0.57%
1975 0.58% -0.04%
1974 0.58% 0.54%
1973 0.58% 0.74%
1972 0.57% 0.77%
1971 0.58% 0.53%
1970 0.57% 0.73%
1969 0.57% 1.13%
1968 0.57% 1.27%
1967 0.57% 1.25%
1966 0.57% 1.05%
1965 1.12% 1.16%
1964 1.12% 1.67%
1963 1.12% 2.16%
1962 1.12% 2.57%
1961 1.12% 2%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/russia/switzerland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Russia declined by 0.2%, while Switzerland's population grew by 1.31%.

Live population counters

Russia Switzerland
Current population
141906741
9107866
Population rank 9/197 100/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.11%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
4.5 minutes
One birth every
25.5 seconds
6.57 minutes
One death every
18.1 seconds
7.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -801 +320
Annual growth/decline -292,279 +116,760
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% +1.31%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 81/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
14.1 minutes
Annual migration change -251,822 +37,253
Net migration rank 187/196 25/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 2,773,840
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 27/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 31.1%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 17/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Switzerland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Switzerland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - 37,253
2024 - -178,042 - 40,099
2023 -503,392 27,807 8,000 45,098
2022 -576,948 765,629 7,899 96,424
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 18,279 50,665
2020 -697,177 334,094 9,502 55,523
2019 -319,997 336,494 18,008 44,517
2018 -232,637 339,972 20,434 41,253
2017 -130,764 396,619 20,284 45,658
2016 0 447,645 22,608 71,009
2015 43,392 384,756 19,050 71,876
2014 28,848 264,698 21,290 78,122
2013 28,761 289,872 17,797 83,823
2012 0 285,977 18,393 67,840
2011 -128,716 309,377 18,990 67,194
2010 -242,844 307,555 17,997 76,388
2009 -257,014 350,206 15,487 69,324
2008 -356,856 360,840 15,295 94,430
2007 -471,257 365,717 13,592 72,475
2006 -686,638 308,370 12,723 37,308
2005 -846,761 263,541 11,899 33,203
2004 -792,370 261,519 13,302 39,484
2003 -896,822 256,804 8,807 42,567
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 10,199 49,650
2001 -963,445 259,614 10,845 35,420
2000 -967,540 550,401 15,806 24,463
1999 -927,453 375,468 16,431 25,599
1998 -694,053 528,135 16,353 11,325
1997 -769,159 541,387 17,722 -1,939
1996 -785,248 587,171 19,801 -131
1995 -845,742 723,875 19,010 25,343
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 20,982 30,274
1993 -757,140 507,229 21,509 40,267
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 24,064 42,014
1991 103,876 125,505 23,800 69,738
1990 325,533 299,863 20,146 58,428
1989 576,112 89,400 19,941 34,432
1988 778,343 269,862 21,099 34,602
1987 977,583 275,611 15,708 27,081
1986 985,279 283,553 16,261 23,242
1985 762,447 280,614 14,882 14,402
1984 756,548 247,026 16,105 12,532
1983 906,676 200,159 12,837 5,663
1982 830,855 107,520 15,339 21,929
1981 713,700 36,686 13,979 24,229
1980 681,149 10,440 14,535 17,841
1979 690,135 -5,791 14,477 4,262
1978 812,766 108,882 13,820 -6,552
1977 832,932 122,316 16,959 -22,516
1976 852,237 113,851 17,017 -54,255
1975 843,850 80,069 22,820 -58,187
1974 883,186 -51,759 27,902 2,008
1973 846,561 -107,568 30,906 8,158
1972 872,050 -111,168 35,061 19,991
1971 854,999 -134,968 38,523 2,636
1970 785,554 -264,464 42,648 -18,326
1969 753,088 -64,643 44,182 20,754
1968 787,621 -83,221 47,328 25,828
1967 854,554 -116,029 52,128 27,697
1966 989,279 -111,360 53,854 14,979
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 56,222 -1,351
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 59,050 21,455
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 52,956 58,415
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 49,050 82,798
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 48,365 101,278
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 42,090 22,313

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/russia/switzerland | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 48.6% of the population change in Russia is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people). In Switzerland 21.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 165,354 people) and 78.4% is from migration (a gain of 600,145 people).

As of 2024, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 2,773,840 people or 31.1% in Switzerland.

Biggest cities by population

Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M
Switzerland
City Population
Zurich 449K
Geneva 209K
Basel 176K
Bern 146K
Lausanne 145K
Winterthur 110K
Lucerne 86.2K
St. Gallen 78.9K
Lugano 63.5K
Biel/Bienne 55.9K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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