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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Russia	Switzerland	Russia	Switzerland
1960	119,897,000	5,327,827	-	-
1961	121,236,000	5,434,294	1.12%	2%
1962	122,591,000	5,573,815	1.12%	2.57%
1963	123,960,000	5,694,247	1.12%	2.16%
1964	125,345,000	5,789,228	1.12%	1.67%
1965	126,745,000	5,856,472	1.12%	1.16%
1966	127,468,000	5,918,002	0.57%	1.05%
1967	128,196,000	5,991,785	0.57%	1.25%
1968	128,928,000	6,067,714	0.57%	1.27%
1969	129,664,000	6,136,387	0.57%	1.13%
1970	130,404,000	6,180,877	0.57%	0.73%
1971	131,155,000	6,213,399	0.58%	0.53%
1972	131,909,000	6,260,956	0.57%	0.77%
1973	132,669,000	6,307,347	0.58%	0.74%
1974	133,432,000	6,341,405	0.58%	0.54%
1975	134,200,000	6,338,632	0.58%	-0.04%
1976	135,147,000	6,302,504	0.71%	-0.57%
1977	136,100,000	6,281,174	0.71%	-0.34%
1978	137,060,000	6,281,738	0.71%	0.009%
1979	138,027,000	6,294,365	0.71%	0.2%
1980	139,010,000	6,319,408	0.71%	0.4%
1981	139,941,000	6,354,074	0.67%	0.55%
1982	140,823,000	6,391,309	0.63%	0.59%
1983	141,668,000	6,418,773	0.6%	0.43%
1984	142,745,000	6,441,865	0.76%	0.36%
1985	143,858,000	6,470,365	0.78%	0.44%
1986	144,894,000	6,504,124	0.72%	0.52%
1987	145,908,000	6,545,106	0.7%	0.63%
1988	146,857,000	6,593,386	0.65%	0.74%
1989	147,721,000	6,646,912	0.59%	0.81%
1990	147,969,406	6,715,519	0.17%	1.03%
1991	148,394,216	6,799,978	0.29%	1.26%
1992	148,538,197	6,875,364	0.1%	1.11%
1993	148,458,777	6,938,265	-0.05%	0.91%
1994	148,407,912	6,993,795	-0.03%	0.8%
1995	148,375,787	7,040,687	-0.02%	0.67%
1996	148,160,129	7,071,850	-0.15%	0.44%
1997	147,915,361	7,088,906	-0.17%	0.24%
1998	147,670,784	7,110,001	-0.17%	0.3%
1999	147,214,776	7,143,991	-0.31%	0.48%
2000	146,596,869	7,184,250	-0.42%	0.56%
2001	145,976,482	7,229,854	-0.42%	0.63%
2002	145,306,497	7,284,753	-0.46%	0.76%
2003	144,648,618	7,339,001	-0.45%	0.74%
2004	144,067,316	7,389,625	-0.4%	0.69%
2005	143,518,814	7,437,115	-0.38%	0.64%
2006	143,049,637	7,483,934	-0.33%	0.63%
2007	142,805,114	7,551,117	-0.17%	0.9%
2008	142,742,366	7,647,675	-0.04%	1.28%
2009	142,785,348	7,743,831	0.03%	1.26%
2010	142,849,468	7,824,909	0.04%	1.05%
2011	143,018,195	7,912,398	0.12%	1.12%
2012	143,378,447	7,996,861	0.25%	1.07%
2013	143,805,638	8,089,346	0.3%	1.16%
2014	144,237,223	8,188,649	0.3%	1.23%
2015	144,640,716	8,282,396	0.28%	1.14%
2016	145,015,460	8,373,338	0.26%	1.1%
2017	145,293,260	8,451,840	0.19%	0.94%
2018	145,398,106	8,514,329	0.07%	0.74%
2019	145,453,291	8,575,280	0.04%	0.72%
2020	145,245,148	8,638,167	-0.14%	0.73%
2021	144,746,762	8,704,546	-0.34%	0.77%
2022	144,236,933	8,777,088	-0.35%	0.83%
2023	143,826,130	8,888,822	-0.28%	1.27%
2024	143,533,851	9,005,582	-0.2%	1.31%
2025	142,718,132	9,051,441	-0.57%	0.51%
2026	142,120,553	9,092,200	-0.42%	0.45%
2027	141,773,330	9,128,649	-0.24%	0.4%
2028	141,402,326	9,161,558	-0.26%	0.36%
2029	141,021,009	9,190,268	-0.27%	0.31%
2030	140,628,883	9,215,844	-0.28%	0.28%
2031	140,218,596	9,239,801	-0.29%	0.26%
2032	139,807,207	9,260,664	-0.29%	0.23%
2033	139,414,947	9,278,524	-0.28%	0.19%
2034	139,034,543	9,295,500	-0.27%	0.18%
2035	138,666,694	9,310,659	-0.26%	0.16%
2036	138,311,757	9,323,296	-0.26%	0.14%
2037	137,968,177	9,334,565	-0.25%	0.12%
2038	137,643,032	9,344,395	-0.24%	0.11%
2039	137,336,299	9,353,187	-0.22%	0.09%
2040	137,053,347	9,363,095	-0.21%	0.11%
2041	136,795,588	9,372,148	-0.19%	0.1%
2042	136,558,692	9,380,579	-0.17%	0.09%
2043	136,335,849	9,389,228	-0.16%	0.09%
2044	136,124,845	9,396,409	-0.15%	0.08%
2045	135,933,758	9,402,783	-0.14%	0.07%
2046	135,756,848	9,408,721	-0.13%	0.06%
2047	135,574,181	9,415,274	-0.13%	0.07%
2048	135,372,557	9,422,270	-0.15%	0.07%
2049	135,156,911	9,427,479	-0.16%	0.06%
2050	134,923,391	9,430,133	-0.17%	0.03%

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 -2,894,907 (a 2% decline), while Switzerland's population increased by 719,260 (a 8.59% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Russia's population will shrink by 5.06% to 134,923,391 people with a rank change from 9th to 13th. The population of Switzerland will increase by 3.71% to 9,430,133 people and rank change from 100th to 102nd.