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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Switzerland was 9,034,102 in 2024 vs 104,175 people in Tonga in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Switzerland's population is 9,112,950 people compared to 103,744 in Tonga.

Population statistics:

  • Switzerland's population is 87.8 times bigger than Tonga's.
  • Switzerland is ranked the 100th most populous country in the world, while Tonga is the 183rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.11% for Switzerland vs 0.001% for Tonga.
  • For the last 10 years, Switzerland has had an average growth rate of +1.01% per year vs -0.25% in Tonga.
  • Since 2005, the population of Switzerland has increased from 7.44M people to 9.11M (22.5% growth), while Tonga has declined from 106K to 104K (1.82% decline).
  • Switzerland is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 9.46M people compared to the peak of 118K people in 2100 for Tonga.

Switzerland vs Tonga: live population counter

Switzerland Tonga
Current population
9112950
103744
Population rank 100/197 183/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.001%
One net population change
3.6 minutes
20.8 hours
One birth every
6.57 minutes
3.62 hours
One death every
7.3 minutes
13 hours
One migration net change every
13.1 minutes
4.08 hours
Annual migration change +40,099 -2,149
Daily growth/decline +400 -1
Annual growth/decline +146,009 -422
Annual growth/decline rate +1.64% -0.4%
Population growth rate rank 70/197 181/197

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

Switzerland
Population

Growth rate
Tonga
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Switzerland Tonga Switzerland Tonga
1960 5,327,827 66,170 - -
1961 5,434,294 68,037 2% 2.82%
1962 5,573,815 69,940 2.57% 2.8%
1963 5,694,247 71,885 2.16% 2.78%
1964 5,789,228 73,879 1.67% 2.77%
1965 5,856,472 75,924 1.16% 2.77%
1966 5,918,002 78,002 1.05% 2.74%
1967 5,991,785 79,814 1.25% 2.32%
1968 6,067,714 81,353 1.27% 1.93%
1969 6,136,387 82,885 1.13% 1.88%
1970 6,180,877 84,401 0.73% 1.83%
1971 6,213,399 85,896 0.53% 1.77%
1972 6,260,956 87,356 0.77% 1.7%
1973 6,307,347 88,805 0.74% 1.66%
1974 6,341,405 90,683 0.54% 2.11%
1975 6,338,632 93,017 -0.04% 2.57%
1976 6,302,504 95,325 -0.57% 2.48%
1977 6,281,174 96,725 -0.34% 1.47%
1978 6,281,738 97,204 0.009% 0.5%
1979 6,294,365 97,544 0.2% 0.35%
1980 6,319,408 97,769 0.4% 0.23%
1981 6,354,074 97,909 0.55% 0.14%
1982 6,391,309 97,980 0.59% 0.07%
1983 6,418,773 97,998 0.43% 0.02%
1984 6,441,865 97,990 0.36% -0.008%
1985 6,470,365 97,984 0.44% -0.006%
1986 6,504,124 98,010 0.52% 0.03%
1987 6,545,106 98,376 0.63% 0.37%
1988 6,593,386 98,969 0.74% 0.6%
1989 6,646,912 99,403 0.81% 0.44%
1990 6,715,519 99,700 1.03% 0.3%
1991 6,799,978 99,895 1.26% 0.2%
1992 6,875,364 100,022 1.11% 0.13%
1993 6,938,265 100,103 0.91% 0.08%
1994 6,993,795 100,166 0.8% 0.06%
1995 7,040,687 100,225 0.67% 0.06%
1996 7,071,850 100,275 0.44% 0.05%
1997 7,088,906 100,674 0.24% 0.4%
1998 7,110,001 101,388 0.3% 0.71%
1999 7,143,991 102,046 0.48% 0.65%
2000 7,184,250 102,677 0.56% 0.62%
2001 7,229,854 103,288 0.63% 0.6%
2002 7,284,753 103,874 0.76% 0.57%
2003 7,339,001 104,464 0.74% 0.57%
2004 7,389,625 105,071 0.69% 0.58%
2005 7,437,115 105,671 0.64% 0.57%
2006 7,483,934 106,253 0.63% 0.55%
2007 7,551,117 106,726 0.9% 0.45%
2008 7,647,675 107,020 1.28% 0.28%
2009 7,743,831 107,203 1.26% 0.17%
2010 7,824,909 107,400 1.05% 0.18%
2011 7,912,398 107,570 1.12% 0.16%
2012 7,996,861 107,460 1.07% -0.1%
2013 8,089,346 107,078 1.16% -0.36%
2014 8,188,649 106,609 1.23% -0.44%
2015 8,282,396 106,095 1.14% -0.48%
2016 8,373,338 105,524 1.1% -0.54%
2017 8,451,840 105,356 0.94% -0.16%
2018 8,514,329 105,567 0.74% 0.2%
2019 8,575,280 105,669 0.72% 0.1%
2020 8,638,167 105,704 0.73% 0.03%
2021 8,704,546 105,490 0.77% -0.2%
2022 8,777,088 105,042 0.83% -0.42%
2023 8,888,093 104,597 1.26% -0.42%
2024 9,034,102 104,175 1.64% -0.4%
2025 9,080,106 103,744 0.51% -0.41%
2026 9,120,994 103,290 0.45% -0.44%
2027 9,157,559 102,899 0.4% -0.38%
2028 9,190,572 102,568 0.36% -0.32%
2029 9,219,373 102,280 0.31% -0.28%
2030 9,245,030 102,069 0.28% -0.21%
2031 9,269,063 101,927 0.26% -0.14%
2032 9,289,991 101,837 0.23% -0.09%
2033 9,307,909 101,807 0.19% -0.03%
2034 9,324,938 101,806 0.18% -0.001%
2035 9,340,145 101,833 0.16% 0.03%
2036 9,352,822 101,895 0.14% 0.06%
2037 9,364,126 101,993 0.12% 0.1%
2038 9,373,988 102,173 0.11% 0.18%
2039 9,382,808 102,367 0.09% 0.19%
2040 9,392,748 102,568 0.11% 0.2%
2041 9,401,829 102,805 0.1% 0.23%
2042 9,410,286 103,038 0.09% 0.23%
2043 9,418,963 103,306 0.09% 0.26%
2044 9,426,166 103,612 0.08% 0.3%
2045 9,432,561 103,928 0.07% 0.3%
2046 9,438,518 104,232 0.06% 0.29%
2047 9,445,091 104,502 0.07% 0.26%
2048 9,452,109 104,744 0.07% 0.23%
2049 9,457,335 104,975 0.06% 0.22%
2050 9,459,997 105,193 0.03% 0.21%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Switzerland increased by 845,281 people (a 11.4% growth), while Tonga gained 424 people (a 0.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Switzerland gained 830,554 (a 10% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,351 (a 2.22% decline).

Switzerland was ranked 97th most populous country in 2005 and is 100th in 2025. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2005 and ranked 183rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Switzerland's population will grow by 3.81% to 9,459,997 people with a rank change from 100th to 102nd. The population of Tonga will increase by 1.4% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.

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