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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Switzerland was 9,005,582 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Switzerland's population is 9,107,866 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Switzerland's population is 2.69 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Switzerland is ranked the 100th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.11% for Switzerland vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Switzerland has had an average growth rate of +0.98% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Switzerland has increased from 7.48M people to 9.11M (21.7% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Switzerland vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Switzerland
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Switzerland Uruguay
2100 9,234,296 2,256,741
2099 9,226,472 2,279,899
2098 9,220,109 2,303,351
2097 9,212,728 2,326,987
2096 9,208,997 2,350,799
2095 9,203,477 2,374,835
2094 9,199,095 2,398,960
2093 9,196,672 2,423,269
2092 9,194,082 2,447,646
2091 9,191,145 2,472,126
2090 9,189,122 2,496,514
2089 9,188,754 2,520,852
2088 9,190,102 2,545,052
2087 9,189,763 2,569,100
2086 9,191,494 2,592,974
2085 9,195,728 2,616,629
2084 9,199,983 2,640,001
2083 9,204,908 2,663,150
2082 9,210,695 2,686,021
2081 9,217,065 2,708,594
2080 9,223,475 2,730,883
2079 9,230,920 2,752,831
2078 9,237,649 2,774,432
2077 9,245,300 2,795,709
2076 9,250,248 2,816,677
2075 9,255,753 2,837,308
2074 9,266,455 2,857,709
2073 9,275,439 2,877,721
2072 9,283,185 2,897,543
2071 9,292,913 2,917,097
2070 9,303,843 2,936,478
2069 9,311,935 2,955,616
2068 9,320,335 2,974,445
2067 9,327,741 2,992,987
2066 9,339,455 3,011,309
2065 9,351,481 3,029,441
2064 9,362,413 3,047,343
2063 9,372,441 3,065,064
2062 9,383,258 3,082,642
2061 9,395,036 3,100,006
2060 9,403,920 3,117,149
2059 9,414,241 3,133,952
2058 9,422,560 3,150,250
2057 9,428,212 3,166,055
2056 9,435,441 3,181,373
2055 9,443,890 3,196,072
2054 9,451,268 3,210,110
2053 9,456,389 3,223,395
2052 9,456,418 3,235,973
2051 9,456,395 3,247,888
2050 9,454,544 3,259,108
2049 9,451,083 3,269,675
2048 9,444,091 3,279,610
2047 9,437,061 3,288,969
2046 9,430,954 3,297,696
2045 9,425,155 3,305,917
2044 9,418,152 3,313,556
2043 9,410,763 3,320,565
2042 9,400,808 3,326,955
2041 9,393,857 3,332,884
2040 9,382,662 3,338,277
2039 9,373,984 3,343,295
2038 9,365,030 3,347,790
2037 9,354,254 3,351,911
2036 9,342,450 3,355,671
2035 9,328,907 3,359,126
2034 9,312,054 3,362,276
2033 9,294,881 3,365,250
2032 9,276,221 3,368,057
2031 9,253,034 3,370,727
2030 9,228,188 3,373,273
2029 9,201,743 3,375,805
2028 9,170,620 3,378,198
2027 9,135,740 3,380,504
2026 9,097,532 3,382,789
2025 9,053,983 3,384,805
2024 9,005,582 3,386,588
2023 8,888,822 3,388,081
2022 8,777,088 3,390,913
2021 8,704,546 3,396,695
2020 8,638,167 3,398,968
2019 8,575,280 3,397,206
2018 8,514,329 3,394,534
2017 8,451,840 3,388,438
2016 8,373,338 3,379,283
2015 8,282,396 3,368,017
2014 8,188,649 3,356,334
2013 8,089,346 3,345,337
2012 7,996,861 3,335,401
2011 7,912,398 3,326,825
2010 7,824,909 3,318,580
2009 7,743,831 3,310,091
2008 7,647,675 3,302,177
2007 7,551,117 3,295,153
2006 7,483,934 3,289,506
2005 7,437,115 3,285,771
2004 7,389,625 3,283,148
2003 7,339,001 3,281,186
2002 7,284,753 3,278,867
2001 7,229,854 3,274,251
2000 7,184,250 3,266,206
1999 7,143,991 3,254,015
1998 7,110,001 3,239,280
1997 7,088,906 3,223,345
1996 7,071,850 3,206,324
1995 7,040,687 3,189,440
1994 6,993,795 3,172,834
1993 6,938,265 3,156,345
1992 6,875,364 3,139,702
1991 6,799,978 3,122,354
1990 6,715,519 3,104,403
1989 6,646,912 3,086,255
1988 6,593,386 3,067,961
1987 6,545,106 3,049,896
1986 6,504,124 3,032,845
1985 6,470,365 3,017,037
1984 6,441,865 3,002,488
1983 6,418,773 2,988,778
1982 6,391,309 2,975,492
1981 6,354,074 2,963,246
1980 6,319,408 2,951,953
1979 6,294,365 2,939,903
1978 6,281,738 2,925,715
1977 6,281,174 2,909,461
1976 6,302,504 2,891,392
1975 6,338,632 2,872,320
1974 6,341,405 2,853,944
1973 6,307,347 2,837,133
1972 6,260,956 2,821,644
1971 6,213,399 2,806,462
1970 6,180,877 2,790,807
1969 6,136,387 2,773,974
1968 6,067,714 2,754,606
1967 5,991,785 2,732,277
1966 5,918,002 2,707,646
1965 5,856,472 2,681,169
1964 5,789,228 2,653,180
1963 5,694,247 2,623,766
1962 5,573,815 2,593,298
1961 5,434,294 2,562,044
1960 5,327,827 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Switzerland increased by 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Switzerland gained 734,528 people (a 8.77% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Switzerland was ranked 96th most populous country in 2006 and is 100th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Switzerland is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 9.46M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Switzerland
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Switzerland Uruguay
2100 0.08% -1.02%
2099 0.07% -1.02%
2098 0.08% -1.02%
2097 0.04% -1.01%
2096 0.06% -1.01%
2095 0.05% -1.01%
2094 0.03% -1%
2093 0.03% -1%
2092 0.03% -0.99%
2091 0.02% -0.98%
2090 0.004% -0.97%
2089 -0.01% -0.95%
2088 0.004% -0.94%
2087 -0.02% -0.92%
2086 -0.05% -0.9%
2085 -0.05% -0.89%
2084 -0.05% -0.87%
2083 -0.06% -0.85%
2082 -0.07% -0.83%
2081 -0.07% -0.82%
2080 -0.08% -0.8%
2079 -0.07% -0.78%
2078 -0.08% -0.76%
2077 -0.05% -0.74%
2076 -0.06% -0.73%
2075 -0.12% -0.71%
2074 -0.1% -0.7%
2073 -0.08% -0.68%
2072 -0.1% -0.67%
2071 -0.12% -0.66%
2070 -0.09% -0.65%
2069 -0.09% -0.63%
2068 -0.08% -0.62%
2067 -0.13% -0.61%
2066 -0.13% -0.6%
2065 -0.12% -0.59%
2064 -0.11% -0.58%
2063 -0.12% -0.57%
2062 -0.13% -0.56%
2061 -0.09% -0.55%
2060 -0.11% -0.54%
2059 -0.09% -0.52%
2058 -0.06% -0.5%
2057 -0.08% -0.48%
2056 -0.09% -0.46%
2055 -0.08% -0.44%
2054 -0.05% -0.41%
2053 -0% -0.39%
2052 0% -0.37%
2051 0.02% -0.34%
2050 0.04% -0.32%
2049 0.07% -0.3%
2048 0.07% -0.28%
2047 0.06% -0.26%
2046 0.06% -0.25%
2045 0.07% -0.23%
2044 0.08% -0.21%
2043 0.11% -0.19%
2042 0.07% -0.18%
2041 0.12% -0.16%
2040 0.09% -0.15%
2039 0.1% -0.13%
2038 0.12% -0.12%
2037 0.13% -0.11%
2036 0.15% -0.1%
2035 0.18% -0.09%
2034 0.18% -0.09%
2033 0.2% -0.08%
2032 0.25% -0.08%
2031 0.27% -0.08%
2030 0.29% -0.08%
2029 0.34% -0.07%
2028 0.38% -0.07%
2027 0.42% -0.07%
2026 0.48% -0.06%
2025 0.54% -0.05%
2024 1.31% -0.04%
2023 1.27% -0.08%
2022 0.83% -0.17%
2021 0.77% -0.07%
2020 0.73% 0.05%
2019 0.72% 0.08%
2018 0.74% 0.18%
2017 0.94% 0.27%
2016 1.1% 0.33%
2015 1.14% 0.35%
2014 1.23% 0.33%
2013 1.16% 0.3%
2012 1.07% 0.26%
2011 1.12% 0.25%
2010 1.05% 0.26%
2009 1.26% 0.24%
2008 1.28% 0.21%
2007 0.9% 0.17%
2006 0.63% 0.11%
2005 0.64% 0.08%
2004 0.69% 0.06%
2003 0.74% 0.07%
2002 0.76% 0.14%
2001 0.63% 0.25%
2000 0.56% 0.37%
1999 0.48% 0.45%
1998 0.3% 0.49%
1997 0.24% 0.53%
1996 0.44% 0.53%
1995 0.67% 0.52%
1994 0.8% 0.52%
1993 0.91% 0.53%
1992 1.11% 0.56%
1991 1.26% 0.58%
1990 1.03% 0.59%
1989 0.81% 0.6%
1988 0.74% 0.59%
1987 0.63% 0.56%
1986 0.52% 0.52%
1985 0.44% 0.48%
1984 0.36% 0.46%
1983 0.43% 0.45%
1982 0.59% 0.41%
1981 0.55% 0.38%
1980 0.4% 0.41%
1979 0.2% 0.48%
1978 0.009% 0.56%
1977 -0.34% 0.62%
1976 -0.57% 0.66%
1975 -0.04% 0.64%
1974 0.54% 0.59%
1973 0.74% 0.55%
1972 0.77% 0.54%
1971 0.53% 0.56%
1970 0.73% 0.61%
1969 1.13% 0.7%
1968 1.27% 0.82%
1967 1.25% 0.91%
1966 1.05% 0.99%
1965 1.16% 1.05%
1964 1.67% 1.12%
1963 2.16% 1.17%
1962 2.57% 1.22%
1961 2% 1.27%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Switzerland grew by 1.31%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Switzerland Uruguay
Current population
9107866
3382789
Population rank 100/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.04%
One net population change
4.5 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
6.57 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
7.3 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +320 -4
Annual growth/decline +116,760 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +1.31% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 81/197 167/197
One migration net change every
14.1 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +37,253 -1,338
Net migration rank 25/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 2,773,840 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 27/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 31.1% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 17/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Switzerland
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Switzerland Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 37,253 - -1,338
2024 - 40,099 - -1,348
2023 8,000 45,098 298 -1,501
2022 7,899 96,424 -2,964 -1,501
2021 18,279 50,665 -5,621 -1,482
2020 9,502 55,523 4,048 -1,482
2019 18,008 44,517 3,873 -2,899
2018 20,434 41,253 7,322 -2,963
2017 20,284 45,658 10,907 -3,091
2016 22,608 71,009 14,008 -3,506
2015 19,050 71,876 16,194 -4,157
2014 21,290 78,122 16,238 -4,919
2013 17,797 83,823 16,318 -5,647
2012 18,393 67,840 15,520 -6,317
2011 18,990 67,194 14,934 -6,982
2010 17,997 76,388 16,231 -7,696
2009 15,487 69,324 16,947 -8,510
2008 15,295 94,430 16,838 -9,458
2007 13,592 72,475 17,422 -10,750
2006 12,723 37,308 17,783 -13,161
2005 11,899 33,203 18,926 -16,086
2004 13,302 39,484 18,067 -15,668
2003 8,807 42,567 18,628 -17,105
2002 10,199 49,650 20,073 -16,957
2001 10,845 35,420 20,729 -14,620
2000 15,806 24,463 21,060 -11,076
1999 16,431 25,599 21,844 -7,441
1998 16,353 11,325 22,114 -7,048
1997 17,722 -1,939 23,737 -6,938
1996 19,801 -131 24,635 -7,397
1995 19,010 25,343 24,872 -8,339
1994 20,982 30,274 24,637 -7,955
1993 21,509 40,267 24,212 -7,922
1992 24,064 42,014 24,847 -7,850
1991 23,800 69,738 25,422 -7,714
1990 20,146 58,428 25,699 -7,499
1989 19,941 34,432 25,322 -7,229
1988 21,099 34,602 25,071 -6,582
1987 15,708 27,081 24,469 -6,833
1986 16,261 23,242 24,505 -8,046
1985 14,882 14,402 23,988 -8,832
1984 16,105 12,532 23,684 -9,730
1983 12,837 5,663 24,146 -10,671
1982 15,339 21,929 25,224 -12,131
1981 13,979 24,229 24,968 -13,577
1980 14,535 17,841 25,451 -14,252
1979 14,477 4,262 27,456 -14,552
1978 13,820 -6,552 30,076 -14,611
1977 16,959 -22,516 31,321 -14,280
1976 17,017 -54,255 33,199 -14,096
1975 22,820 -58,187 33,393 -14,350
1974 27,902 2,008 32,221 -14,512
1973 30,906 8,158 30,213 -14,312
1972 35,061 19,991 28,896 -13,817
1971 38,523 2,636 28,584 -13,288
1970 42,648 -18,326 28,737 -12,727
1969 44,182 20,754 28,805 -11,149
1968 47,328 25,828 29,103 -8,028
1967 52,128 27,697 29,514 -5,938
1966 53,854 14,979 30,293 -4,599
1965 56,222 -1,351 30,807 -3,542
1964 59,050 21,455 31,340 -2,623
1963 52,956 58,415 31,824 -1,707
1962 49,050 82,798 31,441 -623
1961 48,365 101,278 30,975 703
1960 42,090 22,313 30,438 2,057

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

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 2,773,840 residents or 31.1% of the population were not native-born in Switzerland, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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