The current population of Switzerland is 9,112,950 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 9,034,102 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Since 2005, population has increased from 7.44M people to 9.11M (22.5% growth in 20 years).
- For the last 20 years, Switzerland has had an average growth rate of 1.13% per year.
- Switzerland is projected to reach 9.46M people in 2052.
- Switzerland accounts for 0.11% of the world's population.
- Switzerland is ranked 100/197 by population and was ranked 97th in 2005.
Switzerland population clock
Switzerland
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World
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|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
9112950
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8266870341
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| Population rank | 100/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.11% | N/A |
| One net population change |
3.6 minutes
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0.41 seconds
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| One birth every |
6.57 minutes
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0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
7.3 minutes
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0.52 seconds
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| Daily growth/decline | +400 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +146,009 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.64% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 70/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
13.1 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +40,099 | N/A |
Switzerland population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,327,827 | - |
| 1961 | 5,434,294 | 2% |
| 1962 | 5,573,815 | 2.57% |
| 1963 | 5,694,247 | 2.16% |
| 1964 | 5,789,228 | 1.67% |
| 1965 | 5,856,472 | 1.16% |
| 1966 | 5,918,002 | 1.05% |
| 1967 | 5,991,785 | 1.25% |
| 1968 | 6,067,714 | 1.27% |
| 1969 | 6,136,387 | 1.13% |
| 1970 | 6,180,877 | 0.73% |
| 1971 | 6,213,399 | 0.53% |
| 1972 | 6,260,956 | 0.77% |
| 1973 | 6,307,347 | 0.74% |
| 1974 | 6,341,405 | 0.54% |
| 1975 | 6,338,632 | -0.04% |
| 1976 | 6,302,504 | -0.57% |
| 1977 | 6,281,174 | -0.34% |
| 1978 | 6,281,738 | 0.009% |
| 1979 | 6,294,365 | 0.2% |
| 1980 | 6,319,408 | 0.4% |
| 1981 | 6,354,074 | 0.55% |
| 1982 | 6,391,309 | 0.59% |
| 1983 | 6,418,773 | 0.43% |
| 1984 | 6,441,865 | 0.36% |
| 1985 | 6,470,365 | 0.44% |
| 1986 | 6,504,124 | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 6,545,106 | 0.63% |
| 1988 | 6,593,386 | 0.74% |
| 1989 | 6,646,912 | 0.81% |
| 1990 | 6,715,519 | 1.03% |
| 1991 | 6,799,978 | 1.26% |
| 1992 | 6,875,364 | 1.11% |
| 1993 | 6,938,265 | 0.91% |
| 1994 | 6,993,795 | 0.8% |
| 1995 | 7,040,687 | 0.67% |
| 1996 | 7,071,850 | 0.44% |
| 1997 | 7,088,906 | 0.24% |
| 1998 | 7,110,001 | 0.3% |
| 1999 | 7,143,991 | 0.48% |
| 2000 | 7,184,250 | 0.56% |
| 2001 | 7,229,854 | 0.63% |
| 2002 | 7,284,753 | 0.76% |
| 2003 | 7,339,001 | 0.74% |
| 2004 | 7,389,625 | 0.69% |
| 2005 | 7,437,115 | 0.64% |
| 2006 | 7,483,934 | 0.63% |
| 2007 | 7,551,117 | 0.9% |
| 2008 | 7,647,675 | 1.28% |
| 2009 | 7,743,831 | 1.26% |
| 2010 | 7,824,909 | 1.05% |
| 2011 | 7,912,398 | 1.12% |
| 2012 | 7,996,861 | 1.07% |
| 2013 | 8,089,346 | 1.16% |
| 2014 | 8,188,649 | 1.23% |
| 2015 | 8,282,396 | 1.14% |
| 2016 | 8,373,338 | 1.1% |
| 2017 | 8,451,840 | 0.94% |
| 2018 | 8,514,329 | 0.74% |
| 2019 | 8,575,280 | 0.72% |
| 2020 | 8,638,167 | 0.73% |
| 2021 | 8,704,546 | 0.77% |
| 2022 | 8,777,088 | 0.83% |
| 2023 | 8,888,093 | 1.26% |
| 2024 | 9,034,102 | 1.64% |
| 2025 | 9,080,106 | 0.51% |
| 2026 | 9,120,994 | 0.45% |
| 2027 | 9,157,559 | 0.4% |
| 2028 | 9,190,572 | 0.36% |
| 2029 | 9,219,373 | 0.31% |
| 2030 | 9,245,030 | 0.28% |
| 2031 | 9,269,063 | 0.26% |
| 2032 | 9,289,991 | 0.23% |
| 2033 | 9,307,909 | 0.19% |
| 2034 | 9,324,938 | 0.18% |
| 2035 | 9,340,145 | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 9,352,822 | 0.14% |
| 2037 | 9,364,126 | 0.12% |
| 2038 | 9,373,988 | 0.11% |
| 2039 | 9,382,808 | 0.09% |
| 2040 | 9,392,748 | 0.11% |
| 2041 | 9,401,829 | 0.1% |
| 2042 | 9,410,286 | 0.09% |
| 2043 | 9,418,963 | 0.09% |
| 2044 | 9,426,166 | 0.08% |
| 2045 | 9,432,561 | 0.07% |
| 2046 | 9,438,518 | 0.06% |
| 2047 | 9,445,091 | 0.07% |
| 2048 | 9,452,109 | 0.07% |
| 2049 | 9,457,335 | 0.06% |
| 2050 | 9,459,997 | 0.03% |
Switzerland has a population of 9.11M as of 2025, compared to 8.28M in 2015, 7.44M in 2005, and 7.04M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1% per year. Switzerland is ranked 110th 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 2045) Switzerland will have 9,432,561 people (3.51% growth) with a rank change from 100th to 101st.
By the year 2100, Switzerland's population is projected to grow by 1.4% to 9.24M people.
Largest cities by population
|
Switzerland
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Zurich | 449K |
| Geneva | 207K |
| Basel | 176K |
| Bern | 146K |
| Lausanne | 144K |
| Winterthur | 119K |
| Biel/Bienne | 55.9K |
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Switzerland population statistics
|
Switzerland
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 84.2 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 43.2 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 43.7 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.33 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 592 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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