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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Switzerland was 9,005,582 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Switzerland's population is 9,107,866 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 8.03 times bigger than Switzerland's.
  • Switzerland is ranked the 100th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.99% of the world: 0.11% for Switzerland vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Switzerland has had an average growth rate of +0.98% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Switzerland has increased from 7.48M people to 9.11M (21.7% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Switzerland vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Switzerland
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Switzerland Tanzania
2100 9,234,296 265,496,854
2099 9,226,472 263,162,785
2098 9,220,109 260,809,535
2097 9,212,728 258,412,520
2096 9,208,997 255,996,677
2095 9,203,477 253,567,416
2094 9,199,095 251,119,386
2093 9,196,672 248,628,881
2092 9,194,082 246,107,108
2091 9,191,145 243,557,182
2090 9,189,122 241,002,065
2089 9,188,754 238,416,591
2088 9,190,102 235,797,530
2087 9,189,763 233,167,455
2086 9,191,494 230,496,041
2085 9,195,728 227,800,292
2084 9,199,983 225,111,530
2083 9,204,908 222,421,279
2082 9,210,695 219,718,263
2081 9,217,065 216,995,478
2080 9,223,475 214,255,926
2079 9,230,920 211,486,253
2078 9,237,649 208,708,063
2077 9,245,300 205,918,120
2076 9,250,248 203,106,125
2075 9,255,753 200,297,474
2074 9,266,455 197,468,017
2073 9,275,439 194,642,633
2072 9,283,185 191,824,103
2071 9,292,913 188,992,017
2070 9,303,843 186,152,377
2069 9,311,935 183,311,218
2068 9,320,335 180,475,586
2067 9,327,741 177,639,469
2066 9,339,455 174,803,090
2065 9,351,481 171,913,445
2064 9,362,413 169,064,549
2063 9,372,441 166,217,933
2062 9,383,258 163,370,044
2061 9,395,036 160,537,159
2060 9,403,920 157,722,273
2059 9,414,241 154,920,005
2058 9,422,560 152,120,539
2057 9,428,212 149,325,489
2056 9,435,441 146,519,472
2055 9,443,890 143,736,540
2054 9,451,268 140,983,905
2053 9,456,389 138,262,668
2052 9,456,418 135,553,723
2051 9,456,395 132,851,383
2050 9,454,544 130,157,751
2049 9,451,083 127,495,278
2048 9,444,091 124,821,109
2047 9,437,061 122,158,290
2046 9,430,954 119,522,516
2045 9,425,155 116,914,785
2044 9,418,152 114,329,740
2043 9,410,763 111,776,234
2042 9,400,808 109,241,835
2041 9,393,857 106,748,632
2040 9,382,662 104,272,418
2039 9,373,984 101,814,304
2038 9,365,030 99,380,232
2037 9,354,254 96,983,729
2036 9,342,450 94,601,865
2035 9,328,907 92,257,269
2034 9,312,054 89,929,444
2033 9,294,881 87,654,982
2032 9,276,221 85,409,993
2031 9,253,034 83,180,507
2030 9,228,188 80,997,163
2029 9,201,743 78,838,461
2028 9,170,620 76,730,649
2027 9,135,740 74,647,063
2026 9,097,532 72,589,279
2025 9,053,983 70,552,589
2024 9,005,582 68,560,157
2023 8,888,822 66,617,606
2022 8,777,088 64,711,821
2021 8,704,546 62,830,412
2020 8,638,167 60,972,798
2019 8,575,280 59,174,891
2018 8,514,329 57,437,145
2017 8,451,840 55,652,890
2016 8,373,338 53,824,013
2015 8,282,396 52,020,962
2014 8,188,649 50,351,512
2013 8,089,346 48,824,128
2012 7,996,861 47,374,260
2011 7,912,398 46,029,367
2010 7,824,909 44,758,488
2009 7,743,831 43,633,982
2008 7,647,675 42,570,728
2007 7,551,117 41,435,512
2006 7,483,934 40,294,902
2005 7,437,115 39,182,076
2004 7,389,625 38,109,668
2003 7,339,001 37,089,555
2002 7,284,753 36,121,304
2001 7,229,854 35,198,299
2000 7,184,250 34,260,139
1999 7,143,991 33,300,330
1998 7,110,001 32,420,458
1997 7,088,906 31,578,089
1996 7,071,850 30,945,762
1995 7,040,687 30,383,497
1994 6,993,795 29,442,356
1993 6,938,265 28,332,692
1992 6,875,364 27,457,588
1991 6,799,978 26,780,436
1990 6,715,519 26,110,207
1989 6,646,912 25,438,759
1988 6,593,386 24,769,686
1987 6,545,106 24,030,378
1986 6,504,124 23,258,959
1985 6,470,365 22,501,693
1984 6,441,865 21,779,066
1983 6,418,773 21,079,874
1982 6,391,309 20,398,571
1981 6,354,074 19,784,703
1980 6,319,408 19,189,769
1979 6,294,365 18,592,038
1978 6,281,738 17,976,566
1977 6,281,174 17,352,929
1976 6,302,504 16,736,211
1975 6,338,632 16,138,361
1974 6,341,405 15,561,630
1973 6,307,347 15,010,101
1972 6,260,956 14,479,308
1971 6,213,399 13,971,451
1970 6,180,877 13,492,677
1969 6,136,387 13,036,700
1968 6,067,714 12,602,076
1967 5,991,785 12,200,109
1966 5,918,002 11,827,459
1965 5,856,472 11,470,728
1964 5,789,228 11,127,826
1963 5,694,247 10,799,528
1962 5,573,815 10,487,756
1961 5,434,294 10,187,886
1960 5,327,827 9,901,419

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/switzerland/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Switzerland increased by 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Switzerland gained 734,528 people (a 8.77% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Switzerland was ranked 96th most populous country in 2006 and is 100th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Switzerland's population will grow by 3.81% to 9,454,544 people with a rank change from 100th to 103rd. The population of Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Switzerland is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 9.46M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Switzerland
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Switzerland Tanzania
2100 0.08% 0.89%
2099 0.07% 0.9%
2098 0.08% 0.93%
2097 0.04% 0.94%
2096 0.06% 0.96%
2095 0.05% 0.97%
2094 0.03% 1%
2093 0.03% 1.02%
2092 0.03% 1.05%
2091 0.02% 1.06%
2090 0.004% 1.08%
2089 -0.01% 1.11%
2088 0.004% 1.13%
2087 -0.02% 1.16%
2086 -0.05% 1.18%
2085 -0.05% 1.19%
2084 -0.05% 1.21%
2083 -0.06% 1.23%
2082 -0.07% 1.25%
2081 -0.07% 1.28%
2080 -0.08% 1.31%
2079 -0.07% 1.33%
2078 -0.08% 1.35%
2077 -0.05% 1.38%
2076 -0.06% 1.4%
2075 -0.12% 1.43%
2074 -0.1% 1.45%
2073 -0.08% 1.47%
2072 -0.1% 1.5%
2071 -0.12% 1.53%
2070 -0.09% 1.55%
2069 -0.09% 1.57%
2068 -0.08% 1.6%
2067 -0.13% 1.62%
2066 -0.13% 1.68%
2065 -0.12% 1.69%
2064 -0.11% 1.71%
2063 -0.12% 1.74%
2062 -0.13% 1.76%
2061 -0.09% 1.78%
2060 -0.11% 1.81%
2059 -0.09% 1.84%
2058 -0.06% 1.87%
2057 -0.08% 1.92%
2056 -0.09% 1.94%
2055 -0.08% 1.95%
2054 -0.05% 1.97%
2053 -0% 2%
2052 0% 2.03%
2051 0.02% 2.07%
2050 0.04% 2.09%
2049 0.07% 2.14%
2048 0.07% 2.18%
2047 0.06% 2.21%
2046 0.06% 2.23%
2045 0.07% 2.26%
2044 0.08% 2.28%
2043 0.11% 2.32%
2042 0.07% 2.34%
2041 0.12% 2.37%
2040 0.09% 2.41%
2039 0.1% 2.45%
2038 0.12% 2.47%
2037 0.13% 2.52%
2036 0.15% 2.54%
2035 0.18% 2.59%
2034 0.18% 2.59%
2033 0.2% 2.63%
2032 0.25% 2.68%
2031 0.27% 2.7%
2030 0.29% 2.74%
2029 0.34% 2.75%
2028 0.38% 2.79%
2027 0.42% 2.83%
2026 0.48% 2.89%
2025 0.54% 2.91%
2024 1.31% 2.92%
2023 1.27% 2.95%
2022 0.83% 2.99%
2021 0.77% 3.05%
2020 0.73% 3.04%
2019 0.72% 3.03%
2018 0.74% 3.21%
2017 0.94% 3.4%
2016 1.1% 3.47%
2015 1.14% 3.32%
2014 1.23% 3.13%
2013 1.16% 3.06%
2012 1.07% 2.92%
2011 1.12% 2.84%
2010 1.05% 2.58%
2009 1.26% 2.5%
2008 1.28% 2.74%
2007 0.9% 2.83%
2006 0.63% 2.84%
2005 0.64% 2.81%
2004 0.69% 2.75%
2003 0.74% 2.68%
2002 0.76% 2.62%
2001 0.63% 2.74%
2000 0.56% 2.88%
1999 0.48% 2.71%
1998 0.3% 2.67%
1997 0.24% 2.04%
1996 0.44% 1.85%
1995 0.67% 3.2%
1994 0.8% 3.92%
1993 0.91% 3.19%
1992 1.11% 2.53%
1991 1.26% 2.57%
1990 1.03% 2.64%
1989 0.81% 2.7%
1988 0.74% 3.08%
1987 0.63% 3.32%
1986 0.52% 3.37%
1985 0.44% 3.32%
1984 0.36% 3.32%
1983 0.43% 3.34%
1982 0.59% 3.1%
1981 0.55% 3.1%
1980 0.4% 3.21%
1979 0.2% 3.42%
1978 0.009% 3.59%
1977 -0.34% 3.68%
1976 -0.57% 3.7%
1975 -0.04% 3.71%
1974 0.54% 3.67%
1973 0.74% 3.67%
1972 0.77% 3.63%
1971 0.53% 3.55%
1970 0.73% 3.5%
1969 1.13% 3.45%
1968 1.27% 3.29%
1967 1.25% 3.15%
1966 1.05% 3.11%
1965 1.16% 3.08%
1964 1.67% 3.04%
1963 2.16% 2.97%
1962 2.57% 2.94%
1961 2% 2.89%

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/switzerland/tanzania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Switzerland grew by 1.31%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Switzerland Tanzania
Current population
9107866
73145892
Population rank 100/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.88%
One net population change
4.5 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
6.57 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
7.3 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +320 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +116,760 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +1.31% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 81/197 18/197
One migration net change every
14.1 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change +37,253 -12,730
Net migration rank 25/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 2,773,840 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 27/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 31.1% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 17/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Switzerland
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Switzerland Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 37,253 - -12,730
2024 - 40,099 - -29,865
2023 8,000 45,098 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 7,899 96,424 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 18,279 50,665 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 9,502 55,523 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 18,008 44,517 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 20,434 41,253 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 20,284 45,658 1,726,909 119,142
2016 22,608 71,009 1,659,502 152,194
2015 19,050 71,876 1,592,882 201,495
2014 21,290 78,122 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 17,797 83,823 1,509,008 1,241
2012 18,393 67,840 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 18,990 67,194 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 17,997 76,388 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 15,487 69,324 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 15,295 94,430 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 13,592 72,475 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 12,723 37,308 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 11,899 33,203 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 13,302 39,484 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 8,807 42,567 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 10,199 49,650 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 10,845 35,420 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 15,806 24,463 985,185 -9,701
1999 16,431 25,599 948,659 -4,489
1998 16,353 11,325 920,806 -105,184
1997 17,722 -1,939 882,544 -13,400
1996 19,801 -131 868,524 -473,007
1995 19,010 25,343 838,980 -109,971
1994 20,982 30,274 803,953 349,348
1993 21,509 40,267 778,044 288,004
1992 24,064 42,014 767,961 -83,825
1991 23,800 69,738 762,011 -91,851
1990 20,146 58,428 750,825 -80,529
1989 19,941 34,432 743,854 -71,268
1988 21,099 34,602 736,551 -71,012
1987 15,708 27,081 718,580 94,498
1986 16,261 23,242 705,677 24,101
1985 14,882 14,402 697,867 86,864
1984 16,105 12,532 687,435 -26,938
1983 12,837 5,663 679,720 58,161
1982 15,339 21,929 662,627 -37,883
1981 13,979 24,229 645,496 -42,485
1980 14,535 17,841 629,444 -42,588
1979 14,477 4,262 613,388 -4,792
1978 13,820 -6,552 595,024 27,307
1977 16,959 -22,516 574,938 49,997
1976 17,017 -54,255 553,617 54,875
1975 22,820 -58,187 533,906 53,290
1974 27,902 2,008 515,152 51,127
1973 30,906 8,158 488,429 48,363
1972 35,061 19,991 467,305 57,489
1971 38,523 2,636 449,014 41,900
1970 42,648 -18,326 427,988 38,635
1969 44,182 20,754 408,322 37,006
1968 47,328 25,828 389,467 34,455
1967 52,128 27,697 374,763 5,265
1966 53,854 14,979 360,229 5,049
1965 56,222 -1,351 343,456 4,742
1964 59,050 21,455 328,527 9,090
1963 52,956 58,415 314,644 4,333
1962 49,050 82,798 300,663 3,916
1961 48,365 101,278 286,839 8,338
1960 42,090 22,313 275,814 1,946

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 21.6% of the population change in Switzerland is from natural causes (a gain of 165,354 people) and 78.4% is from migration (a gain of 600,145 people). In Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 2,773,840 residents or 31.1% of the population were not native-born in Switzerland, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

Biggest cities by population

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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