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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Spain was 48,848,840 in 2024 vs 9,005,582 people in Switzerland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Spain's population is 48,806,901 people compared to 9,107,866 in Switzerland.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 5.36 times bigger than Switzerland's.
  • Spain is ranked the 32nd most populous country in the world, while Switzerland is the 100th.
  • The countries together account for 0.7% of the world: 0.59% for Spain vs 0.11% for Switzerland.
  • For the last 10 years, Spain has had an average growth rate of +0.43% per year vs +0.98% in Switzerland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Spain has increased from 44.4M people to 48.8M (9.93% growth), while Switzerland has grown from 7.48M to 9.11M (21.7% growth).

Spain vs Switzerland: population by year and forecast

Spain
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Spain Switzerland
2100 33,862,981 9,234,296
2099 34,039,965 9,226,472
2098 34,215,187 9,220,109
2097 34,387,116 9,212,728
2096 34,552,002 9,208,997
2095 34,719,411 9,203,477
2094 34,882,039 9,199,095
2093 35,044,043 9,196,672
2092 35,204,657 9,194,082
2091 35,366,895 9,191,145
2090 35,535,838 9,189,122
2089 35,707,942 9,188,754
2088 35,877,681 9,190,102
2087 36,043,209 9,189,763
2086 36,210,710 9,191,494
2085 36,386,207 9,195,728
2084 36,564,622 9,199,983
2083 36,749,680 9,204,908
2082 36,936,644 9,210,695
2081 37,133,976 9,217,065
2080 37,337,517 9,223,475
2079 37,551,557 9,230,920
2078 37,771,135 9,237,649
2077 38,002,963 9,245,300
2076 38,249,247 9,250,248
2075 38,506,040 9,255,753
2074 38,777,715 9,266,455
2073 39,056,249 9,275,439
2072 39,348,447 9,283,185
2071 39,642,346 9,292,913
2070 39,949,413 9,303,843
2069 40,256,590 9,311,935
2068 40,575,543 9,320,335
2067 40,893,798 9,327,741
2066 41,218,263 9,339,455
2065 41,543,254 9,351,481
2064 41,878,338 9,362,413
2063 42,208,320 9,372,441
2062 42,542,893 9,383,258
2061 42,874,096 9,395,036
2060 43,191,452 9,403,920
2059 43,506,737 9,414,241
2058 43,809,907 9,422,560
2057 44,112,668 9,428,212
2056 44,415,689 9,435,441
2055 44,691,749 9,443,890
2054 44,958,971 9,451,268
2053 45,223,225 9,456,389
2052 45,470,541 9,456,418
2051 45,695,307 9,456,395
2050 45,911,520 9,454,544
2049 46,127,777 9,451,083
2048 46,322,244 9,444,091
2047 46,510,152 9,437,061
2046 46,687,914 9,430,954
2045 46,858,778 9,425,155
2044 47,016,278 9,418,152
2043 47,158,325 9,410,763
2042 47,301,091 9,400,808
2041 47,434,593 9,393,857
2040 47,563,236 9,382,662
2039 47,685,343 9,373,984
2038 47,798,797 9,365,030
2037 47,910,899 9,354,254
2036 48,020,350 9,342,450
2035 48,124,430 9,328,907
2034 48,220,051 9,312,054
2033 48,311,842 9,294,881
2032 48,402,470 9,276,221
2031 48,495,278 9,253,034
2030 48,579,920 9,228,188
2029 48,648,699 9,201,743
2028 48,707,969 9,170,620
2027 48,758,200 9,135,740
2026 48,806,901 9,097,532
2025 48,838,057 9,053,983
2024 48,848,840 9,005,582
2023 48,352,528 8,888,822
2022 47,786,102 8,777,088
2021 47,443,821 8,704,546
2020 47,359,424 8,638,167
2019 47,118,501 8,575,280
2018 46,782,011 8,514,329
2017 46,571,232 8,451,840
2016 46,458,139 8,373,338
2015 46,422,303 8,282,396
2014 46,460,733 8,188,649
2013 46,604,197 8,089,346
2012 46,773,055 7,996,861
2011 46,742,697 7,912,398
2010 46,576,897 7,824,909
2009 46,362,946 7,743,831
2008 45,954,106 7,647,675
2007 45,226,803 7,551,117
2006 44,397,319 7,483,934
2005 43,653,155 7,437,115
2004 42,921,895 7,389,625
2003 42,187,645 7,339,001
2002 41,431,558 7,284,753
2001 40,850,412 7,229,854
2000 40,567,864 7,184,250
1999 40,386,875 7,143,991
1998 40,223,509 7,110,001
1997 40,057,389 7,088,906
1996 39,889,852 7,071,850
1995 39,724,050 7,040,687
1994 39,549,108 6,993,795
1993 39,361,262 6,938,265
1992 39,157,685 6,875,364
1991 38,966,376 6,799,978
1990 38,867,322 6,715,519
1989 38,827,764 6,646,912
1988 38,766,939 6,593,386
1987 38,684,815 6,545,106
1986 38,584,624 6,504,124
1985 38,469,512 6,470,365
1984 38,330,364 6,441,865
1983 38,171,525 6,418,773
1982 37,986,012 6,391,309
1981 37,758,631 6,354,074
1980 37,491,165 6,319,408
1979 37,191,330 6,294,365
1978 36,864,898 6,281,738
1977 36,511,638 6,281,174
1976 36,137,812 6,302,504
1975 35,757,900 6,338,632
1974 35,373,335 6,341,405
1973 34,988,947 6,307,347
1972 34,604,469 6,260,956
1971 34,224,490 6,213,399
1970 33,814,531 6,180,877
1969 33,441,054 6,136,387
1968 33,113,134 6,067,714
1967 32,682,947 5,991,785
1966 32,283,194 5,918,002
1965 31,954,292 5,856,472
1964 31,609,195 5,789,228
1963 31,296,651 5,694,247
1962 31,023,366 5,573,815
1961 30,739,250 5,434,294
1960 30,455,000 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/spain/switzerland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Spain increased by 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth), while Switzerland gained 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Spain gained 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 734,528 people (a 8.77% growth).

Spain was ranked 28th most populous country in 2006 and is 32nd 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) Spain's population will shrink by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people with a rank change from 32nd to 47th. 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 Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Spain
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Spain Switzerland
2100 -0.52% 0.08%
2099 -0.51% 0.07%
2098 -0.5% 0.08%
2097 -0.48% 0.04%
2096 -0.48% 0.06%
2095 -0.47% 0.05%
2094 -0.46% 0.03%
2093 -0.46% 0.03%
2092 -0.46% 0.03%
2091 -0.48% 0.02%
2090 -0.48% 0.004%
2089 -0.47% -0.01%
2088 -0.46% 0.004%
2087 -0.46% -0.02%
2086 -0.48% -0.05%
2085 -0.49% -0.05%
2084 -0.5% -0.05%
2083 -0.51% -0.06%
2082 -0.53% -0.07%
2081 -0.55% -0.07%
2080 -0.57% -0.08%
2079 -0.58% -0.07%
2078 -0.61% -0.08%
2077 -0.64% -0.05%
2076 -0.67% -0.06%
2075 -0.7% -0.12%
2074 -0.71% -0.1%
2073 -0.74% -0.08%
2072 -0.74% -0.1%
2071 -0.77% -0.12%
2070 -0.76% -0.09%
2069 -0.79% -0.09%
2068 -0.78% -0.08%
2067 -0.79% -0.13%
2066 -0.78% -0.13%
2065 -0.8% -0.12%
2064 -0.78% -0.11%
2063 -0.79% -0.12%
2062 -0.77% -0.13%
2061 -0.73% -0.09%
2060 -0.72% -0.11%
2059 -0.69% -0.09%
2058 -0.69% -0.06%
2057 -0.68% -0.08%
2056 -0.62% -0.09%
2055 -0.59% -0.08%
2054 -0.58% -0.05%
2053 -0.54% -0%
2052 -0.49% 0%
2051 -0.47% 0.02%
2050 -0.47% 0.04%
2049 -0.42% 0.07%
2048 -0.4% 0.07%
2047 -0.38% 0.06%
2046 -0.36% 0.06%
2045 -0.33% 0.07%
2044 -0.3% 0.08%
2043 -0.3% 0.11%
2042 -0.28% 0.07%
2041 -0.27% 0.12%
2040 -0.26% 0.09%
2039 -0.24% 0.1%
2038 -0.23% 0.12%
2037 -0.23% 0.13%
2036 -0.22% 0.15%
2035 -0.2% 0.18%
2034 -0.19% 0.18%
2033 -0.19% 0.2%
2032 -0.19% 0.25%
2031 -0.17% 0.27%
2030 -0.14% 0.29%
2029 -0.12% 0.34%
2028 -0.1% 0.38%
2027 -0.1% 0.42%
2026 -0.06% 0.48%
2025 -0.02% 0.54%
2024 1.03% 1.31%
2023 1.19% 1.27%
2022 0.72% 0.83%
2021 0.18% 0.77%
2020 0.51% 0.73%
2019 0.72% 0.72%
2018 0.45% 0.74%
2017 0.24% 0.94%
2016 0.08% 1.1%
2015 -0.08% 1.14%
2014 -0.31% 1.23%
2013 -0.36% 1.16%
2012 0.06% 1.07%
2011 0.36% 1.12%
2010 0.46% 1.05%
2009 0.89% 1.26%
2008 1.61% 1.28%
2007 1.87% 0.9%
2006 1.7% 0.63%
2005 1.7% 0.64%
2004 1.74% 0.69%
2003 1.82% 0.74%
2002 1.42% 0.76%
2001 0.7% 0.63%
2000 0.45% 0.56%
1999 0.41% 0.48%
1998 0.41% 0.3%
1997 0.42% 0.24%
1996 0.42% 0.44%
1995 0.44% 0.67%
1994 0.48% 0.8%
1993 0.52% 0.91%
1992 0.49% 1.11%
1991 0.25% 1.26%
1990 0.1% 1.03%
1989 0.16% 0.81%
1988 0.21% 0.74%
1987 0.26% 0.63%
1986 0.3% 0.52%
1985 0.36% 0.44%
1984 0.42% 0.36%
1983 0.49% 0.43%
1982 0.6% 0.59%
1981 0.71% 0.55%
1980 0.81% 0.4%
1979 0.89% 0.2%
1978 0.97% 0.009%
1977 1.03% -0.34%
1976 1.06% -0.57%
1975 1.09% -0.04%
1974 1.1% 0.54%
1973 1.11% 0.74%
1972 1.11% 0.77%
1971 1.21% 0.53%
1970 1.12% 0.73%
1969 0.99% 1.13%
1968 1.32% 1.27%
1967 1.24% 1.25%
1966 1.03% 1.05%
1965 1.09% 1.16%
1964 1% 1.67%
1963 0.88% 2.16%
1962 0.92% 2.57%
1961 0.93% 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/spain/switzerland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Spain grew by 1.03%, while Switzerland's population grew by 1.31%.

Live population counters

Spain Switzerland
Current population
48806901
9107866
Population rank 32/197 100/197
Percent of world population 0.59% 0.11%
One net population change
1.06 minutes
4.5 minutes
One birth every
1.62 minutes
6.57 minutes
One death every
1.21 minutes
7.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,360 +320
Annual growth/decline +496,312 +116,760
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +1.31%
Population growth rate rank 100/197 81/197
One migration net change every
5.45 minutes
14.1 minutes
Annual migration change +96,630 +37,253
Net migration rank 17/196 25/196
Foreign-born residents 8,870,527 2,773,840
Foreign-born residents rank 6/195 27/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.5% 31.1%
Foreign-born share rank 32/195 17/195

Natural population change vs migration

Spain
Natural

Migration
Switzerland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Spain Switzerland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 96,630 - 37,253
2024 - 111,674 - 40,099
2023 -111,211 119,099 8,000 45,098
2022 -133,801 299,779 7,899 96,424
2021 -113,865 144,385 18,279 50,665
2020 -151,551 236,854 9,502 55,523
2019 -56,542 464,783 18,008 44,517
2018 -56,139 337,467 20,434 41,253
2017 -32,600 201,135 20,284 45,658
2016 0 106,474 22,608 71,009
2015 -4,642 -1,979 19,050 71,876
2014 32,522 -97,870 21,290 78,122
2013 37,284 -250,741 17,797 83,823
2012 51,450 -153,486 18,393 67,840
2011 84,137 60,761 18,990 67,194
2010 102,469 69,406 17,997 76,388
2009 106,635 129,557 15,487 69,324
2008 133,267 434,135 15,295 94,430
2007 108,545 772,317 13,592 72,475
2006 110,994 659,720 12,723 37,308
2005 78,576 629,803 11,899 33,203
2004 85,844 661,158 13,302 39,484
2003 54,844 658,428 8,807 42,567
2002 53,861 737,880 10,199 49,650
2001 44,936 181,307 10,845 35,420
2000 36,512 176,269 15,806 24,463
1999 8,077 178,559 16,431 25,599
1998 4,022 182,926 16,353 11,325
1997 20,028 165,345 17,722 -1,939
1996 11,967 162,704 19,801 -131
1995 15,889 162,434 19,010 25,343
1994 31,639 160,407 20,982 30,274
1993 47,234 160,907 21,509 40,267
1992 62,652 177,544 24,064 42,014
1991 58,450 122,841 23,800 69,738
1990 66,075 -30,684 20,146 58,428
1989 81,538 -25,892 19,941 34,432
1988 100,794 -17,663 21,099 34,602
1987 116,054 -12,681 15,708 27,081
1986 131,188 -13,540 16,261 23,242
1985 146,184 -589 14,882 14,402
1984 172,487 2,754 16,105 12,532
1983 183,223 1,241 12,837 5,663
1982 231,714 -7,384 15,339 21,929
1981 237,879 2,563 13,979 24,229
1980 281,184 20,166 14,535 17,841
1979 312,407 -5,929 14,477 4,262
1978 339,157 -2,504 13,820 -6,552
1977 361,465 -1,332 16,959 -22,516
1976 375,834 2,804 17,017 -54,255
1975 371,882 -218 22,820 -58,187
1974 396,182 105,838 27,902 2,008
1973 374,381 8,624 30,906 8,158
1972 391,030 7,935 35,061 19,991
1971 369,625 7,363 38,523 2,636
1970 378,723 -60,580 42,648 -18,326
1969 367,851 -49,956 44,182 20,754
1968 387,423 -46,088 47,328 25,828
1967 402,001 -42,344 52,128 27,697
1966 397,084 -41,467 53,854 14,979
1965 405,819 -42,476 56,222 -1,351
1964 429,885 -41,461 59,050 21,455
1963 394,338 -44,446 52,956 58,415
1962 384,690 -45,211 49,050 82,798
1961 396,537 -46,517 48,365 101,278
1960 398,960 -154,869 42,090 22,313

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 25.8% of the population change in Spain is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 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, 8,870,527 residents or 18.5% of the population were not native-born in Spain, compared to 2,773,840 people or 31.1% in Switzerland.

Biggest cities by population

Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K
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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