Population in Switzerland compared to the Vatican: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Switzerland and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Switzerland	Vatican	Switzerland	Vatican
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	880	0.56%	-
2001	7,229,854	890	0.63%	1.14%
2002	7,284,753	900	0.76%	1.12%
2003	7,339,001	911	0.74%	1.22%
2004	7,389,625	921	0.69%	1.1%
2005	7,437,115	921	0.64%	0%
2006	7,483,934	932	0.63%	1.19%
2007	7,551,117	821	0.9%	-11.9%
2008	7,647,675	824	1.28%	0.37%
2009	7,743,831	826	1.26%	0.24%
2010	7,824,909	829	1.05%	0.36%
2011	7,912,398	832	1.12%	0.36%
2012	7,996,861	836	1.07%	0.48%
2013	8,089,346	839	1.16%	0.36%
2014	8,188,649	842	1.23%	0.36%
2015	8,282,396	1,000	1.14%	18.8%
2016	8,373,338	-	1.1%	0%
2017	8,451,840	1,000	0.94%	0%
2018	8,514,329	-	0.74%	0%
2019	8,575,280	1,000	0.72%	0%
2020	8,638,167	987	0.73%	-1.29%
2021	8,704,546	970	0.77%	-1.68%
2022	8,777,088	944	0.83%	-2.66%
2023	8,888,822	922	1.27%	-2.34%
2024	9,005,582	933	1.31%	1.2%
2025	9,051,441	939	0.51%	0.59%
2026	9,092,200	952	0.45%	1.37%
2027	9,128,649	974	0.4%	2.32%
2028	9,161,558	985	0.36%	1.13%
2029	9,190,268	983	0.31%	-0.19%
2030	9,215,844	976	0.28%	-0.75%
2031	9,239,801	968	0.26%	-0.75%
2032	9,260,664	968	0.23%	0%
2033	9,278,524	988	0.19%	2.09%
2034	9,295,500	992	0.18%	0.37%
2035	9,310,659	1,000	0.16%	0.74%
2036	9,323,296	998	0.14%	-0.18%
2037	9,334,565	1,003	0.12%	0.55%
2038	9,344,395	1,022	0.11%	1.83%
2039	9,353,187	1,060	0.09%	3.78%
2040	9,363,095	1,095	0.11%	3.3%
2041	9,372,148	1,127	0.1%	2.86%
2042	9,380,579	1,149	0.09%	1.96%
2043	9,389,228	1,169	0.09%	1.76%
2044	9,396,409	1,186	0.08%	1.42%
2045	9,402,783	1,209	0.07%	2.02%
2046	9,408,721	1,224	0.06%	1.22%
2047	9,415,274	1,248	0.07%	1.95%
2048	9,422,270	1,272	0.07%	1.92%
2049	9,427,479	1,296	0.06%	1.88%
2050	9,430,133	1,325	0.03%	2.27%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Switzerland increased by 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Switzerland gained 719,260 (a 8.59% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).

Switzerland was ranked 96th most populous country in 2006 and is 100th in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Switzerland's population will grow by 3.71% to 9,430,133 people with a rank change from 100th to 102nd. The population of the Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.