The latest officially reported population of Switzerland was 9,005,582 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Switzerland's population is 9,092,598 people compared to 102,183,444 in Vietnam.
Population statistics:
- Vietnam's population is 11.2 times bigger than Switzerland's.
- Switzerland is ranked the 100th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
- The countries together account for 1.34% of the world: 0.11% for Switzerland vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
- For the last 10 years, Switzerland has had an average growth rate of +0.98% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
- Since 2006, the population of Switzerland has increased from 7.48M people to 9.09M (21.5% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.4% growth).
- Switzerland is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 9.43M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2049 for Vietnam.
Switzerland vs Vietnam: live population counter
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| Current population |
9092598
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102183444
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| Population rank | 100/197 | 16/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.11% | 1.23% |
| One net population change |
4.5 minutes
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49.6 seconds
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| One birth every |
6.57 minutes
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22.7 seconds
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| One death every |
7.3 minutes
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47.8 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
13.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +40,099 | -59,645 |
| Daily growth/decline | +320 | +1,741 |
| Annual growth/decline | +116,760 | +635,494 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.31% | +0.63% |
| Population growth rate rank | 82/197 | 124/197 |
Switzerland and Vietnam: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 5,327,827 | 32,531,933 | - | - |
| 1961 | 5,434,294 | 33,409,059 | 2% | 2.7% |
| 1962 | 5,573,815 | 34,288,560 | 2.57% | 2.63% |
| 1963 | 5,694,247 | 35,249,101 | 2.16% | 2.8% |
| 1964 | 5,789,228 | 36,201,563 | 1.67% | 2.7% |
| 1965 | 5,856,472 | 37,129,656 | 1.16% | 2.56% |
| 1966 | 5,918,002 | 38,024,836 | 1.05% | 2.41% |
| 1967 | 5,991,785 | 38,895,080 | 1.25% | 2.29% |
| 1968 | 6,067,714 | 39,734,609 | 1.27% | 2.16% |
| 1969 | 6,136,387 | 40,582,096 | 1.13% | 2.13% |
| 1970 | 6,180,877 | 41,475,230 | 0.73% | 2.2% |
| 1971 | 6,213,399 | 42,449,276 | 0.53% | 2.35% |
| 1972 | 6,260,956 | 43,429,168 | 0.77% | 2.31% |
| 1973 | 6,307,347 | 44,409,861 | 0.74% | 2.26% |
| 1974 | 6,341,405 | 45,413,537 | 0.54% | 2.26% |
| 1975 | 6,338,632 | 46,482,903 | -0.04% | 2.35% |
| 1976 | 6,302,504 | 47,684,931 | -0.57% | 2.59% |
| 1977 | 6,281,174 | 48,954,872 | -0.34% | 2.66% |
| 1978 | 6,281,738 | 50,249,552 | 0.009% | 2.64% |
| 1979 | 6,294,365 | 51,378,211 | 0.2% | 2.25% |
| 1980 | 6,319,408 | 52,490,101 | 0.4% | 2.16% |
| 1981 | 6,354,074 | 53,738,141 | 0.55% | 2.38% |
| 1982 | 6,391,309 | 55,011,289 | 0.59% | 2.37% |
| 1983 | 6,418,773 | 56,337,921 | 0.43% | 2.41% |
| 1984 | 6,441,865 | 57,706,067 | 0.36% | 2.43% |
| 1985 | 6,470,365 | 59,060,622 | 0.44% | 2.35% |
| 1986 | 6,504,124 | 60,347,048 | 0.52% | 2.18% |
| 1987 | 6,545,106 | 61,584,651 | 0.63% | 2.05% |
| 1988 | 6,593,386 | 62,843,228 | 0.74% | 2.04% |
| 1989 | 6,646,912 | 64,147,348 | 0.81% | 2.08% |
| 1990 | 6,715,519 | 65,504,552 | 1.03% | 2.12% |
| 1991 | 6,799,978 | 66,891,775 | 1.26% | 2.12% |
| 1992 | 6,875,364 | 68,260,337 | 1.11% | 2.05% |
| 1993 | 6,938,265 | 69,586,384 | 0.91% | 1.94% |
| 1994 | 6,993,795 | 70,854,391 | 0.8% | 1.82% |
| 1995 | 7,040,687 | 72,049,940 | 0.67% | 1.69% |
| 1996 | 7,071,850 | 73,156,447 | 0.44% | 1.54% |
| 1997 | 7,088,906 | 74,226,889 | 0.24% | 1.46% |
| 1998 | 7,110,001 | 75,299,660 | 0.3% | 1.45% |
| 1999 | 7,143,991 | 76,287,452 | 0.48% | 1.31% |
| 2000 | 7,184,250 | 77,154,011 | 0.56% | 1.14% |
| 2001 | 7,229,854 | 77,969,361 | 0.63% | 1.06% |
| 2002 | 7,284,753 | 78,772,224 | 0.76% | 1.03% |
| 2003 | 7,339,001 | 79,563,777 | 0.74% | 1% |
| 2004 | 7,389,625 | 80,338,971 | 0.69% | 0.97% |
| 2005 | 7,437,115 | 81,088,313 | 0.64% | 0.93% |
| 2006 | 7,483,934 | 82,167,897 | 0.63% | 1.33% |
| 2007 | 7,551,117 | 83,633,375 | 0.9% | 1.78% |
| 2008 | 7,647,675 | 85,175,788 | 1.28% | 1.84% |
| 2009 | 7,743,831 | 86,460,018 | 1.26% | 1.51% |
| 2010 | 7,824,909 | 87,455,152 | 1.05% | 1.15% |
| 2011 | 7,912,398 | 88,468,314 | 1.12% | 1.16% |
| 2012 | 7,996,861 | 89,510,356 | 1.07% | 1.18% |
| 2013 | 8,089,346 | 90,573,104 | 1.16% | 1.19% |
| 2014 | 8,188,649 | 91,679,578 | 1.23% | 1.22% |
| 2015 | 8,282,396 | 92,823,254 | 1.14% | 1.25% |
| 2016 | 8,373,338 | 94,000,117 | 1.1% | 1.27% |
| 2017 | 8,451,840 | 95,176,977 | 0.94% | 1.25% |
| 2018 | 8,514,329 | 96,237,319 | 0.74% | 1.11% |
| 2019 | 8,575,280 | 97,173,776 | 0.72% | 0.97% |
| 2020 | 8,638,167 | 98,079,191 | 0.73% | 0.93% |
| 2021 | 8,704,546 | 98,935,098 | 0.77% | 0.87% |
| 2022 | 8,777,088 | 99,680,655 | 0.83% | 0.75% |
| 2023 | 8,888,822 | 100,352,192 | 1.27% | 0.67% |
| 2024 | 9,005,582 | 100,987,686 | 1.31% | 0.63% |
| 2025 | 9,051,441 | 101,598,531 | 0.51% | 0.6% |
| 2026 | 9,092,200 | 102,177,434 | 0.45% | 0.57% |
| 2027 | 9,128,649 | 102,727,392 | 0.4% | 0.54% |
| 2028 | 9,161,558 | 103,255,746 | 0.36% | 0.51% |
| 2029 | 9,190,268 | 103,761,151 | 0.31% | 0.49% |
| 2030 | 9,215,844 | 104,254,900 | 0.28% | 0.48% |
| 2031 | 9,239,801 | 104,737,913 | 0.26% | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 9,260,664 | 105,204,401 | 0.23% | 0.45% |
| 2033 | 9,278,524 | 105,656,307 | 0.19% | 0.43% |
| 2034 | 9,295,500 | 106,097,515 | 0.18% | 0.42% |
| 2035 | 9,310,659 | 106,530,671 | 0.16% | 0.41% |
| 2036 | 9,323,296 | 106,945,842 | 0.14% | 0.39% |
| 2037 | 9,334,565 | 107,346,046 | 0.12% | 0.37% |
| 2038 | 9,344,395 | 107,732,019 | 0.11% | 0.36% |
| 2039 | 9,353,187 | 108,097,653 | 0.09% | 0.34% |
| 2040 | 9,363,095 | 108,437,634 | 0.11% | 0.31% |
| 2041 | 9,372,148 | 108,752,199 | 0.1% | 0.29% |
| 2042 | 9,380,579 | 109,040,314 | 0.09% | 0.26% |
| 2043 | 9,389,228 | 109,292,559 | 0.09% | 0.23% |
| 2044 | 9,396,409 | 109,506,274 | 0.08% | 0.2% |
| 2045 | 9,402,783 | 109,685,396 | 0.07% | 0.16% |
| 2046 | 9,408,721 | 109,827,664 | 0.06% | 0.13% |
| 2047 | 9,415,274 | 109,930,243 | 0.07% | 0.09% |
| 2048 | 9,422,270 | 109,994,024 | 0.07% | 0.06% |
| 2049 | 9,427,479 | 110,018,017 | 0.06% | 0.02% |
| 2050 | 9,430,133 | 110,008,910 | 0.03% | -0.008% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Switzerland increased by 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Switzerland gained 719,260 (a 8.59% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,183,327 (a 8.71% growth).
Switzerland was ranked 96th most populous country in 2006 and is 100th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.66% to 110,008,910 people and will still be ranked 16th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Zurich | 449K |
| Geneva | 207K |
| Basel | 176K |
| Bern | 146K |
| Lausanne | 144K |
| Winterthur | 119K |
| Biel/Bienne | 55.9K |
| Thun | 43.9K |
| Bellinzona | 43.8K |
| Koniz | 43K |
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Population differences between Switzerland and Vietnam
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| Life expectancy | 84.4 years | 75 years |
| Average age | 43.2 years | 34.6 years |
| Median age | 43.7 years | 33.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 49:51 |
| Fertility rate | 1.33 births per woman | 1.91 births per woman |
| Population density | 590 ppl/mi² | 835 ppl/mi² |
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