Switzerland Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Switzerland is 9,155,878 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 9,092,436 in 2025.

Since 2006, population has increased from 7.48M people to 9.16M (22.3% growth in 20 years).
Switzerland is projected to reach 9.5M people in 2052.
Switzerland is ranked 99/197 by population and was ranked 96th in 2006.
For the last 20 years, Switzerland has had an average growth rate of 1.12% per year.
Switzerland accounts for 0.11% of the world's population.

Switzerland population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	9,273,514	0.08%
2099	9,265,656	0.07%
2098	9,259,266	0.08%
2097	9,251,854	0.04%
2096	9,248,107	0.06%
2095	9,242,564	0.05%
2094	9,238,163	0.03%
2093	9,235,730	0.03%
2092	9,233,129	0.03%
2091	9,230,180	0.02%
2090	9,228,148	0.004%
2089	9,227,779	-0.01%
2088	9,229,133	0.004%
2087	9,228,792	-0.02%
2086	9,230,530	-0.05%
2085	9,234,782	-0.05%
2084	9,239,056	-0.05%
2083	9,244,001	-0.06%
2082	9,249,813	-0.07%
2081	9,256,210	-0.07%
2080	9,262,647	-0.08%
2079	9,270,123	-0.07%
2078	9,276,881	-0.08%
2077	9,284,565	-0.05%
2076	9,289,534	-0.06%
2075	9,295,062	-0.12%
2074	9,305,809	-0.1%
2073	9,314,832	-0.08%
2072	9,322,610	-0.1%
2071	9,332,380	-0.12%
2070	9,343,357	-0.09%
2069	9,351,483	-0.09%
2068	9,359,919	-0.08%
2067	9,367,355	-0.13%
2066	9,379,120	-0.13%
2065	9,391,197	-0.12%
2064	9,402,175	-0.11%
2063	9,412,246	-0.12%
2062	9,423,109	-0.13%
2061	9,434,937	-0.09%
2060	9,443,858	-0.11%
2059	9,454,223	-0.09%
2058	9,462,577	-0.06%
2057	9,468,254	-0.08%
2056	9,475,514	-0.09%
2055	9,483,998	-0.08%
2054	9,491,408	-0.05%
2053	9,496,551	-0%
2052	9,496,579	0%
2051	9,496,556	0.02%
2050	9,494,698	0.04%
2049	9,491,222	0.07%
2048	9,484,200	0.07%
2047	9,477,140	0.06%
2046	9,471,007	0.06%
2045	9,465,183	0.07%
2044	9,458,151	0.08%
2043	9,450,730	0.11%
2042	9,440,733	0.07%
2041	9,433,753	0.12%
2040	9,422,510	0.09%
2039	9,413,795	0.1%
2038	9,404,803	0.12%
2037	9,393,982	0.13%
2036	9,382,127	0.15%
2035	9,368,526	0.18%
2034	9,351,603	0.18%
2033	9,334,357	0.2%
2032	9,315,617	0.25%
2031	9,292,331	0.27%
2030	9,267,380	0.29%
2029	9,240,823	0.34%
2028	9,209,567	0.38%
2027	9,174,540	0.42%
2026	9,136,169	0.48%
2025	9,092,436	0.96%
2024	9,005,582	1.31%
2023	8,888,822	1.27%
2022	8,777,088	0.83%
2021	8,704,546	0.77%
2020	8,638,167	0.73%
2019	8,575,280	0.72%
2018	8,514,329	0.74%
2017	8,451,840	0.94%
2016	8,373,338	1.1%
2015	8,282,396	1.14%
2014	8,188,649	1.23%
2013	8,089,346	1.16%
2012	7,996,861	1.07%
2011	7,912,398	1.12%
2010	7,824,909	1.05%
2009	7,743,831	1.26%
2008	7,647,675	1.28%
2007	7,551,117	0.9%
2006	7,483,934	0.63%
2005	7,437,115	0.64%
2004	7,389,625	0.69%
2003	7,339,001	0.74%
2002	7,284,753	0.76%
2001	7,229,854	0.63%
2000	7,184,250	0.56%
1999	7,143,991	0.48%
1998	7,110,001	0.3%
1997	7,088,906	0.24%
1996	7,071,850	0.44%
1995	7,040,687	0.67%
1994	6,993,795	0.8%
1993	6,938,265	0.91%
1992	6,875,364	1.11%
1991	6,799,978	1.26%
1990	6,715,519	1.03%
1989	6,646,912	0.81%
1988	6,593,386	0.74%
1987	6,545,106	0.63%
1986	6,504,124	0.52%
1985	6,470,365	0.44%
1984	6,441,865	0.36%
1983	6,418,773	0.43%
1982	6,391,309	0.59%
1981	6,354,074	0.55%
1980	6,319,408	0.4%
1979	6,294,365	0.2%
1978	6,281,738	0.009%
1977	6,281,174	-0.34%
1976	6,302,504	-0.57%
1975	6,338,632	-0.04%
1974	6,341,405	0.54%
1973	6,307,347	0.74%
1972	6,260,956	0.77%
1971	6,213,399	0.53%
1970	6,180,877	0.73%
1969	6,136,387	1.13%
1968	6,067,714	1.27%
1967	5,991,785	1.25%
1966	5,918,002	1.05%
1965	5,856,472	1.16%
1964	5,789,228	1.67%
1963	5,694,247	2.16%
1962	5,573,815	2.57%
1961	5,434,294	2%
1960	5,327,827	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Switzerland has a population of 9.16M as of 2026, compared to 8.37M in 2016, 7.48M in 2006, and 7.07M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.93% per year. Switzerland is ranked 114th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Switzerland will have 9,471,007 people (3.44% growth) with a rank change from 99th to 101st.

By the year 2100, Switzerland's population is projected to grow by 1.28% from its current level to 9.27M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	37,253
2024	46,403	6,304	40,099
2023	53,098	8,000	45,098
2022	104,323	7,899	96,424
2021	68,944	18,279	50,665
2020	65,025	9,502	55,523
2019	62,525	18,008	44,517
2018	61,687	20,434	41,253
2017	65,942	20,284	45,658
2016	93,617	22,608	71,009
2015	90,926	19,050	71,876
2014	99,412	21,290	78,122
2013	101,620	17,797	83,823
2012	86,233	18,393	67,840
2011	86,184	18,990	67,194
2010	94,385	17,997	76,388
2009	84,811	15,487	69,324
2008	109,725	15,295	94,430
2007	86,067	13,592	72,475
2006	50,031	12,723	37,308
2005	45,102	11,899	33,203
2004	52,786	13,302	39,484
2003	51,374	8,807	42,567
2002	59,849	10,199	49,650
2001	46,265	10,845	35,420
2000	40,269	15,806	24,463
1999	42,030	16,431	25,599
1998	27,678	16,353	11,325
1997	15,783	17,722	-1,939
1996	19,670	19,801	-131
1995	44,353	19,010	25,343
1994	51,256	20,982	30,274
1993	61,776	21,509	40,267
1992	66,078	24,064	42,014
1991	93,538	23,800	69,738
1990	78,574	20,146	58,428
1989	54,373	19,941	34,432
1988	55,701	21,099	34,602
1987	42,789	15,708	27,081
1986	39,503	16,261	23,242
1985	29,284	14,882	14,402
1984	28,637	16,105	12,532
1983	18,500	12,837	5,663
1982	37,268	15,339	21,929
1981	38,208	13,979	24,229
1980	32,376	14,535	17,841
1979	18,739	14,477	4,262
1978	7,268	13,820	-6,552
1977	-5,557	16,959	-22,516
1976	-37,238	17,017	-54,255
1975	-35,367	22,820	-58,187
1974	29,910	27,902	2,008
1973	39,064	30,906	8,158
1972	55,052	35,061	19,991
1971	41,159	38,523	2,636
1970	24,322	42,648	-18,326
1969	64,936	44,182	20,754
1968	73,156	47,328	25,828
1967	79,825	52,128	27,697
1966	68,833	53,854	14,979
1965	54,871	56,222	-1,351
1964	80,505	59,050	21,455
1963	111,371	52,956	58,415
1962	131,848	49,050	82,798
1961	149,643	48,365	101,278
1960	64,403	42,090	22,313

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 21.1% of the population change in Switzerland is from natural causes (a gain of 150,368 people) and 78.9% is from migration (a gain of 562,122 people).

As of 2024, 2,773,840 residents or 31.1% of the population were not native-born in Switzerland, compared to 2,053,953 and 26.2% in 2010.

Switzerland population clock

	Switzerland	Rank
Current population	9155878	99/197
Percent of world population	0.11%	99/197
One net population change	6.07 minutes	91/197
One birth every	6.71 minutes	116/196
One death every	7.3 minutes	94/196
Daily growth/decline	+238	91/197
Annual growth/decline	+86,854	91/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+0.96%	101/197
One migration net change every	14.1 minutes	25/196
Annual migration change	+37,253	25/196
Foreign-born residents	2,773,840	27/195
Foreign-born share of population	31.1%	17/195

Largest cities by population

Switzerland
City	Population
Zurich	452K
Geneva	209K
Basel	176K
Bern	146K
Lausanne	145K
Winterthur	120K
Lucerne	86.2K
St. Gallen	78.9K
Lugano	63.5K
Biel/Bienne	55.9K

Switzerland population statistics

	Switzerland	World
Life expectancy	84.4 years	73.8 years
Average age	43.4 years	34 years
Median age	43.9 years	31.8 years
Male:Female ratio	49.7:50.3	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	1.29 births per woman	2.19 births per woman
Population density	599 ppl/mi²	144.1 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Switzerland.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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