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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Switzerland was 9,005,582 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Switzerland's population is 9,107,866 people compared to 37,939,105 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Uzbekistan's population is 4.17 times bigger than Switzerland's.
  • Switzerland is ranked the 100th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.57% of the world: 0.11% for Switzerland vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Switzerland has had an average growth rate of +0.98% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Switzerland has increased from 7.48M people to 9.11M (21.7% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 37.9M (42.1% growth).

Switzerland vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Switzerland
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Switzerland Uzbekistan
2100 9,234,296 74,950,276
2099 9,226,472 74,687,562
2098 9,220,109 74,412,253
2097 9,212,728 74,120,787
2096 9,208,997 73,822,520
2095 9,203,477 73,512,493
2094 9,199,095 73,187,441
2093 9,196,672 72,852,823
2092 9,194,082 72,509,869
2091 9,191,145 72,158,109
2090 9,189,122 71,795,130
2089 9,188,754 71,419,019
2088 9,190,102 71,037,131
2087 9,189,763 70,645,917
2086 9,191,494 70,250,312
2085 9,195,728 69,845,645
2084 9,199,983 69,430,096
2083 9,204,908 69,009,654
2082 9,210,695 68,591,369
2081 9,217,065 68,161,432
2080 9,223,475 67,729,509
2079 9,230,920 67,293,106
2078 9,237,649 66,849,622
2077 9,245,300 66,394,934
2076 9,250,248 65,946,007
2075 9,255,753 65,494,544
2074 9,266,455 65,041,409
2073 9,275,439 64,584,034
2072 9,283,185 64,126,554
2071 9,292,913 63,662,468
2070 9,303,843 63,197,548
2069 9,311,935 62,728,854
2068 9,320,335 62,256,069
2067 9,327,741 61,779,846
2066 9,339,455 61,296,688
2065 9,351,481 60,808,437
2064 9,362,413 60,310,657
2063 9,372,441 59,805,006
2062 9,383,258 59,290,829
2061 9,395,036 58,769,606
2060 9,403,920 58,237,257
2059 9,414,241 57,693,970
2058 9,422,560 57,141,935
2057 9,428,212 56,580,336
2056 9,435,441 56,012,936
2055 9,443,890 55,434,251
2054 9,451,268 54,845,302
2053 9,456,389 54,247,246
2052 9,456,418 53,641,903
2051 9,456,395 53,028,742
2050 9,454,544 52,411,754
2049 9,451,083 51,787,458
2048 9,444,091 51,159,295
2047 9,437,061 50,526,830
2046 9,430,954 49,892,416
2045 9,425,155 49,257,909
2044 9,418,152 48,629,333
2043 9,410,763 48,007,917
2042 9,400,808 47,394,130
2041 9,393,857 46,789,557
2040 9,382,662 46,197,382
2039 9,373,984 45,613,886
2038 9,365,030 45,033,877
2037 9,354,254 44,458,257
2036 9,342,450 43,884,266
2035 9,328,907 43,308,578
2034 9,312,054 42,729,398
2033 9,294,881 42,143,548
2032 9,276,221 41,549,754
2031 9,253,034 40,948,133
2030 9,228,188 40,333,867
2029 9,201,743 39,708,371
2028 9,170,620 39,074,978
2027 9,135,740 38,426,208
2026 9,097,532 37,758,494
2025 9,053,983 37,071,527
2024 9,005,582 36,361,859
2023 8,888,822 35,652,307
2022 8,777,088 34,938,955
2021 8,704,546 34,243,696
2020 8,638,167 33,586,372
2019 8,575,280 32,964,701
2018 8,514,329 32,373,490
2017 8,451,840 31,819,178
2016 8,373,338 31,284,568
2015 8,282,396 30,749,346
2014 8,188,649 30,222,994
2013 8,089,346 29,724,065
2012 7,996,861 29,261,903
2011 7,912,398 28,823,196
2010 7,824,909 28,385,506
2009 7,743,831 27,939,328
2008 7,647,675 27,494,774
2007 7,551,117 27,076,008
2006 7,483,934 26,699,043
2005 7,437,115 26,356,975
2004 7,389,625 26,029,350
2003 7,339,001 25,711,259
2002 7,284,753 25,399,980
2001 7,229,854 25,090,283
2000 7,184,250 24,787,054
1999 7,143,991 24,476,008
1998 7,110,001 24,134,929
1997 7,088,906 23,758,960
1996 7,071,850 23,351,981
1995 7,040,687 22,917,589
1994 6,993,795 22,463,291
1993 6,938,265 21,987,955
1992 6,875,364 21,485,090
1991 6,799,978 20,962,910
1990 6,715,519 20,464,956
1989 6,646,912 19,977,183
1988 6,593,386 19,460,630
1987 6,545,106 18,930,070
1986 6,504,124 18,395,621
1985 6,470,365 17,875,339
1984 6,441,865 17,378,846
1983 6,418,773 16,908,400
1982 6,391,309 16,462,736
1981 6,354,074 16,035,032
1980 6,319,408 15,619,936
1979 6,294,365 15,215,587
1978 6,281,738 14,816,349
1977 6,281,174 14,408,822
1976 6,302,504 13,998,620
1975 6,338,632 13,598,521
1974 6,341,405 13,209,011
1973 6,307,347 12,831,047
1972 6,260,956 12,465,106
1971 6,213,399 12,111,511
1970 6,180,877 11,762,638
1969 6,136,387 11,403,150
1968 6,067,714 11,032,155
1967 5,991,785 10,659,180
1966 5,918,002 10,289,294
1965 5,856,472 9,921,681
1964 5,789,228 9,557,611
1963 5,694,247 9,202,246
1962 5,573,815 8,854,368
1961 5,434,294 8,517,711
1960 5,327,827 8,209,109

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Switzerland increased by 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Switzerland gained 734,528 people (a 8.77% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,654,537 people (a 21.3% growth).

Switzerland was ranked 96th most populous country in 2006 and is 100th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 38.1% to 52,411,754 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Switzerland is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 9.46M people compared to the peak of 75M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.

Population growth rate by year

Switzerland
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Switzerland Uzbekistan
2100 0.08% 0.35%
2099 0.07% 0.37%
2098 0.08% 0.39%
2097 0.04% 0.4%
2096 0.06% 0.42%
2095 0.05% 0.44%
2094 0.03% 0.46%
2093 0.03% 0.47%
2092 0.03% 0.49%
2091 0.02% 0.51%
2090 0.004% 0.53%
2089 -0.01% 0.54%
2088 0.004% 0.55%
2087 -0.02% 0.56%
2086 -0.05% 0.58%
2085 -0.05% 0.6%
2084 -0.05% 0.61%
2083 -0.06% 0.61%
2082 -0.07% 0.63%
2081 -0.07% 0.64%
2080 -0.08% 0.65%
2079 -0.07% 0.66%
2078 -0.08% 0.68%
2077 -0.05% 0.68%
2076 -0.06% 0.69%
2075 -0.12% 0.7%
2074 -0.1% 0.71%
2073 -0.08% 0.71%
2072 -0.1% 0.73%
2071 -0.12% 0.74%
2070 -0.09% 0.75%
2069 -0.09% 0.76%
2068 -0.08% 0.77%
2067 -0.13% 0.79%
2066 -0.13% 0.8%
2065 -0.12% 0.83%
2064 -0.11% 0.85%
2063 -0.12% 0.87%
2062 -0.13% 0.89%
2061 -0.09% 0.91%
2060 -0.11% 0.94%
2059 -0.09% 0.97%
2058 -0.06% 0.99%
2057 -0.08% 1.01%
2056 -0.09% 1.04%
2055 -0.08% 1.07%
2054 -0.05% 1.1%
2053 -0% 1.13%
2052 0% 1.16%
2051 0.02% 1.18%
2050 0.04% 1.21%
2049 0.07% 1.23%
2048 0.07% 1.25%
2047 0.06% 1.27%
2046 0.06% 1.29%
2045 0.07% 1.29%
2044 0.08% 1.29%
2043 0.11% 1.3%
2042 0.07% 1.29%
2041 0.12% 1.28%
2040 0.09% 1.28%
2039 0.1% 1.29%
2038 0.12% 1.29%
2037 0.13% 1.31%
2036 0.15% 1.33%
2035 0.18% 1.36%
2034 0.18% 1.39%
2033 0.2% 1.43%
2032 0.25% 1.47%
2031 0.27% 1.52%
2030 0.29% 1.58%
2029 0.34% 1.62%
2028 0.38% 1.69%
2027 0.42% 1.77%
2026 0.48% 1.85%
2025 0.54% 1.95%
2024 1.31% 1.99%
2023 1.27% 2.04%
2022 0.83% 2.03%
2021 0.77% 1.96%
2020 0.73% 1.89%
2019 0.72% 1.83%
2018 0.74% 1.74%
2017 0.94% 1.71%
2016 1.1% 1.74%
2015 1.14% 1.74%
2014 1.23% 1.68%
2013 1.16% 1.58%
2012 1.07% 1.52%
2011 1.12% 1.54%
2010 1.05% 1.6%
2009 1.26% 1.62%
2008 1.28% 1.55%
2007 0.9% 1.41%
2006 0.63% 1.3%
2005 0.64% 1.26%
2004 0.69% 1.24%
2003 0.74% 1.23%
2002 0.76% 1.23%
2001 0.63% 1.22%
2000 0.56% 1.27%
1999 0.48% 1.41%
1998 0.3% 1.58%
1997 0.24% 1.74%
1996 0.44% 1.9%
1995 0.67% 2.02%
1994 0.8% 2.16%
1993 0.91% 2.34%
1992 1.11% 2.49%
1991 1.26% 2.43%
1990 1.03% 2.44%
1989 0.81% 2.65%
1988 0.74% 2.8%
1987 0.63% 2.91%
1986 0.52% 2.91%
1985 0.44% 2.86%
1984 0.36% 2.78%
1983 0.43% 2.71%
1982 0.59% 2.67%
1981 0.55% 2.66%
1980 0.4% 2.66%
1979 0.2% 2.69%
1978 0.009% 2.83%
1977 -0.34% 2.93%
1976 -0.57% 2.94%
1975 -0.04% 2.95%
1974 0.54% 2.95%
1973 0.74% 2.94%
1972 0.77% 2.92%
1971 0.53% 2.97%
1970 0.73% 3.15%
1969 1.13% 3.36%
1968 1.27% 3.5%
1967 1.25% 3.59%
1966 1.05% 3.71%
1965 1.16% 3.81%
1964 1.67% 3.86%
1963 2.16% 3.93%
1962 2.57% 3.95%
1961 2% 3.76%

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Switzerland grew by 1.31%, while Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.99%.

Live population counters

Switzerland Uzbekistan
Current population
9107866
37939105
Population rank 100/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.46%
One net population change
4.5 minutes
44.4 seconds
One birth every
6.57 minutes
33.4 seconds
One death every
7.3 minutes
2.38 minutes
Daily growth/decline +320 +1,944
Annual growth/decline +116,760 +709,552
Annual growth/decline rate +1.31% +1.99%
Population growth rate rank 81/197 52/197
One migration net change every
14.1 minutes
1.26 hours
Annual migration change +37,253 -6,987
Net migration rank 25/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 2,773,840 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 27/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 31.1% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 17/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Switzerland
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Switzerland Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 37,253 - -6,987
2024 - 40,099 - -7,066
2023 8,000 45,098 722,280 -6,004
2022 7,899 96,424 715,410 -5,007
2021 18,279 50,665 689,325 -9,205
2020 9,502 55,523 643,750 -9,208
2019 18,008 44,517 618,154 -9,341
2018 20,434 41,253 585,119 -11,516
2017 20,284 45,658 548,372 -13,352
2016 22,608 71,009 549,045 -14,839
2015 19,050 71,876 552,781 -16,545
2014 21,290 78,122 536,881 -20,381
2013 17,797 83,823 501,742 -20,380
2012 18,393 67,840 463,333 -20,381
2011 18,990 67,194 454,858 -20,380
2010 17,997 76,388 461,293 -20,380
2009 15,487 69,324 471,839 -20,378
2008 15,295 94,430 461,665 -24,028
2007 13,592 72,475 426,880 -27,013
2006 12,723 37,308 383,265 -29,197
2005 11,899 33,203 363,462 -33,386
2004 13,302 39,484 363,994 -38,834
2003 8,807 42,567 355,098 -44,092
2002 10,199 49,650 359,231 -47,679
2001 10,845 35,420 356,483 -48,642
2000 15,806 24,463 365,138 -66,547
1999 16,431 25,599 385,448 -61,955
1998 16,353 11,325 408,532 -49,862
1997 17,722 -1,939 441,631 -48,360
1996 19,801 -131 471,010 -50,314
1995 19,010 25,343 493,966 -45,876
1994 20,982 30,274 502,279 -41,788
1993 21,509 40,267 527,557 -37,377
1992 24,064 42,014 548,793 -33,259
1991 23,800 69,738 557,886 -29,064
1990 20,146 58,428 540,581 -73,478
1989 19,941 34,432 522,323 -13,888
1988 21,099 34,602 525,126 -473
1987 15,708 27,081 537,292 -824
1986 16,261 23,242 533,234 -802
1985 14,882 14,402 508,893 -773
1984 16,105 12,532 485,617 -752
1983 12,837 5,663 454,464 1,568
1982 15,339 21,929 431,389 3,897
1981 13,979 24,229 413,897 6,223
1980 14,535 17,841 401,557 8,540
1979 14,477 4,262 387,754 10,864
1978 13,820 -6,552 372,068 27,783
1977 16,959 -22,516 369,572 45,622
1976 17,017 -54,255 363,110 42,094
1975 22,820 -58,187 357,382 37,611
1974 27,902 2,008 350,422 33,600
1973 30,906 8,158 341,807 30,094
1972 35,061 19,991 333,230 26,748
1971 38,523 2,636 323,171 24,030
1970 42,648 -18,326 313,216 37,324
1969 44,182 20,754 302,833 65,596
1968 47,328 25,828 295,651 77,914
1967 52,128 27,697 298,350 74,030
1966 53,854 14,979 297,844 69,537
1965 56,222 -1,351 302,264 65,579
1964 59,050 21,455 298,790 61,512
1963 52,956 58,415 293,432 57,002
1962 49,050 82,798 292,788 52,532
1961 48,365 101,278 279,841 48,168
1960 42,090 22,313 267,165 22,039

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

GeoRank.org/population/switzerland/uzbekistan | 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 Uzbekistan 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,161,117 people) and 1.84% is from migration (a loss of 115,398 people).

As of 2024, 2,773,840 residents or 31.1% of the population were not native-born in Switzerland, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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