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

Updated on by Georank team

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 9,107,866 people compared to 102,365,351 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 1.24% 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 9.11M (21.7% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Switzerland vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Switzerland
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Switzerland Vietnam
2100 9,234,296 92,239,801
2099 9,226,472 92,735,968
2098 9,220,109 93,227,318
2097 9,212,728 93,703,343
2096 9,208,997 94,178,675
2095 9,203,477 94,640,859
2094 9,199,095 95,098,747
2093 9,196,672 95,558,233
2092 9,194,082 96,015,030
2091 9,191,145 96,474,248
2090 9,189,122 96,938,026
2089 9,188,754 97,399,661
2088 9,190,102 97,858,300
2087 9,189,763 98,324,127
2086 9,191,494 98,788,452
2085 9,195,728 99,249,444
2084 9,199,983 99,710,990
2083 9,204,908 100,178,339
2082 9,210,695 100,650,389
2081 9,217,065 101,120,279
2080 9,223,475 101,584,408
2079 9,230,920 102,046,677
2078 9,237,649 102,496,244
2077 9,245,300 102,944,347
2076 9,250,248 103,374,514
2075 9,255,753 103,799,405
2074 9,266,455 104,214,107
2073 9,275,439 104,623,307
2072 9,283,185 105,022,092
2071 9,292,913 105,401,255
2070 9,303,843 105,773,681
2069 9,311,935 106,126,787
2068 9,320,335 106,471,025
2067 9,327,741 106,811,324
2066 9,339,455 107,143,716
2065 9,351,481 107,459,475
2064 9,362,413 107,761,108
2063 9,372,441 108,055,355
2062 9,383,258 108,339,650
2061 9,395,036 108,607,597
2060 9,403,920 108,859,065
2059 9,414,241 109,104,391
2058 9,422,560 109,337,395
2057 9,428,212 109,546,926
2056 9,435,441 109,732,352
2055 9,443,890 109,903,830
2054 9,451,268 110,052,946
2053 9,456,389 110,173,868
2052 9,456,418 110,270,266
2051 9,456,395 110,338,539
2050 9,454,544 110,361,987
2049 9,451,083 110,356,819
2048 9,444,091 110,313,849
2047 9,437,061 110,228,852
2046 9,430,954 110,108,051
2045 9,425,155 109,943,449
2044 9,418,152 109,748,671
2043 9,410,763 109,514,717
2042 9,400,808 109,242,604
2041 9,393,857 108,936,706
2040 9,382,662 108,611,523
2039 9,373,984 108,254,640
2038 9,365,030 107,877,983
2037 9,354,254 107,480,286
2036 9,342,450 107,075,099
2035 9,328,907 106,647,378
2034 9,312,054 106,206,100
2033 9,294,881 105,762,219
2032 9,276,221 105,299,476
2031 9,253,034 104,826,346
2030 9,228,188 104,330,461
2029 9,201,743 103,835,790
2028 9,170,620 103,316,499
2027 9,135,740 102,775,814
2026 9,097,532 102,213,157
2025 9,053,983 101,614,413
2024 9,005,582 100,987,686
2023 8,888,822 100,352,192
2022 8,777,088 99,680,655
2021 8,704,546 98,935,098
2020 8,638,167 98,079,191
2019 8,575,280 97,173,776
2018 8,514,329 96,237,319
2017 8,451,840 95,176,977
2016 8,373,338 94,000,117
2015 8,282,396 92,823,254
2014 8,188,649 91,679,578
2013 8,089,346 90,573,104
2012 7,996,861 89,510,356
2011 7,912,398 88,468,314
2010 7,824,909 87,455,152
2009 7,743,831 86,460,018
2008 7,647,675 85,175,788
2007 7,551,117 83,633,375
2006 7,483,934 82,167,897
2005 7,437,115 81,088,313
2004 7,389,625 80,338,971
2003 7,339,001 79,563,777
2002 7,284,753 78,772,224
2001 7,229,854 77,969,361
2000 7,184,250 77,154,011
1999 7,143,991 76,287,452
1998 7,110,001 75,299,660
1997 7,088,906 74,226,889
1996 7,071,850 73,156,447
1995 7,040,687 72,049,940
1994 6,993,795 70,854,391
1993 6,938,265 69,586,384
1992 6,875,364 68,260,337
1991 6,799,978 66,891,775
1990 6,715,519 65,504,552
1989 6,646,912 64,147,348
1988 6,593,386 62,843,228
1987 6,545,106 61,584,651
1986 6,504,124 60,347,048
1985 6,470,365 59,060,622
1984 6,441,865 57,706,067
1983 6,418,773 56,337,921
1982 6,391,309 55,011,289
1981 6,354,074 53,738,141
1980 6,319,408 52,490,101
1979 6,294,365 51,378,211
1978 6,281,738 50,249,552
1977 6,281,174 48,954,872
1976 6,302,504 47,684,931
1975 6,338,632 46,482,903
1974 6,341,405 45,413,537
1973 6,307,347 44,409,861
1972 6,260,956 43,429,168
1971 6,213,399 42,449,276
1970 6,180,877 41,475,230
1969 6,136,387 40,582,096
1968 6,067,714 39,734,609
1967 5,991,785 38,895,080
1966 5,918,002 38,024,836
1965 5,856,472 37,129,656
1964 5,789,228 36,201,563
1963 5,694,247 35,249,101
1962 5,573,815 34,288,560
1961 5,434,294 33,409,059
1960 5,327,827 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

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 734,528 people (a 8.77% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% 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 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Switzerland is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 9.46M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Switzerland
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Switzerland Vietnam
2100 0.08% -0.54%
2099 0.07% -0.53%
2098 0.08% -0.51%
2097 0.04% -0.5%
2096 0.06% -0.49%
2095 0.05% -0.48%
2094 0.03% -0.48%
2093 0.03% -0.48%
2092 0.03% -0.48%
2091 0.02% -0.48%
2090 0.004% -0.47%
2089 -0.01% -0.47%
2088 0.004% -0.47%
2087 -0.02% -0.47%
2086 -0.05% -0.46%
2085 -0.05% -0.46%
2084 -0.05% -0.47%
2083 -0.06% -0.47%
2082 -0.07% -0.46%
2081 -0.07% -0.46%
2080 -0.08% -0.45%
2079 -0.07% -0.44%
2078 -0.08% -0.44%
2077 -0.05% -0.42%
2076 -0.06% -0.41%
2075 -0.12% -0.4%
2074 -0.1% -0.39%
2073 -0.08% -0.38%
2072 -0.1% -0.36%
2071 -0.12% -0.35%
2070 -0.09% -0.33%
2069 -0.09% -0.32%
2068 -0.08% -0.32%
2067 -0.13% -0.31%
2066 -0.13% -0.29%
2065 -0.12% -0.28%
2064 -0.11% -0.27%
2063 -0.12% -0.26%
2062 -0.13% -0.25%
2061 -0.09% -0.23%
2060 -0.11% -0.22%
2059 -0.09% -0.21%
2058 -0.06% -0.19%
2057 -0.08% -0.17%
2056 -0.09% -0.16%
2055 -0.08% -0.14%
2054 -0.05% -0.11%
2053 -0% -0.09%
2052 0% -0.06%
2051 0.02% -0.02%
2050 0.04% 0.005%
2049 0.07% 0.04%
2048 0.07% 0.08%
2047 0.06% 0.11%
2046 0.06% 0.15%
2045 0.07% 0.18%
2044 0.08% 0.21%
2043 0.11% 0.25%
2042 0.07% 0.28%
2041 0.12% 0.3%
2040 0.09% 0.33%
2039 0.1% 0.35%
2038 0.12% 0.37%
2037 0.13% 0.38%
2036 0.15% 0.4%
2035 0.18% 0.42%
2034 0.18% 0.42%
2033 0.2% 0.44%
2032 0.25% 0.45%
2031 0.27% 0.48%
2030 0.29% 0.48%
2029 0.34% 0.5%
2028 0.38% 0.53%
2027 0.42% 0.55%
2026 0.48% 0.59%
2025 0.54% 0.62%
2024 1.31% 0.63%
2023 1.27% 0.67%
2022 0.83% 0.75%
2021 0.77% 0.87%
2020 0.73% 0.93%
2019 0.72% 0.97%
2018 0.74% 1.11%
2017 0.94% 1.25%
2016 1.1% 1.27%
2015 1.14% 1.25%
2014 1.23% 1.22%
2013 1.16% 1.19%
2012 1.07% 1.18%
2011 1.12% 1.16%
2010 1.05% 1.15%
2009 1.26% 1.51%
2008 1.28% 1.84%
2007 0.9% 1.78%
2006 0.63% 1.33%
2005 0.64% 0.93%
2004 0.69% 0.97%
2003 0.74% 1%
2002 0.76% 1.03%
2001 0.63% 1.06%
2000 0.56% 1.14%
1999 0.48% 1.31%
1998 0.3% 1.45%
1997 0.24% 1.46%
1996 0.44% 1.54%
1995 0.67% 1.69%
1994 0.8% 1.82%
1993 0.91% 1.94%
1992 1.11% 2.05%
1991 1.26% 2.12%
1990 1.03% 2.12%
1989 0.81% 2.08%
1988 0.74% 2.04%
1987 0.63% 2.05%
1986 0.52% 2.18%
1985 0.44% 2.35%
1984 0.36% 2.43%
1983 0.43% 2.41%
1982 0.59% 2.37%
1981 0.55% 2.38%
1980 0.4% 2.16%
1979 0.2% 2.25%
1978 0.009% 2.64%
1977 -0.34% 2.66%
1976 -0.57% 2.59%
1975 -0.04% 2.35%
1974 0.54% 2.26%
1973 0.74% 2.26%
1972 0.77% 2.31%
1971 0.53% 2.35%
1970 0.73% 2.2%
1969 1.13% 2.13%
1968 1.27% 2.16%
1967 1.25% 2.29%
1966 1.05% 2.41%
1965 1.16% 2.56%
1964 1.67% 2.7%
1963 2.16% 2.8%
1962 2.57% 2.63%
1961 2% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Switzerland grew by 1.31%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Switzerland Vietnam
Current population
9107866
102365351
Population rank 100/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 1.24%
One net population change
4.5 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
6.57 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
7.3 minutes
47.8 seconds
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 81/197 123/197
One migration net change every
14.1 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change +37,253 -48,171
Net migration rank 25/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 2,773,840 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 27/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 31.1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 17/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Switzerland
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Switzerland Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 37,253 - -48,171
2024 - 40,099 - -59,645
2023 8,000 45,098 727,955 -81,789
2022 7,899 96,424 775,914 -78,977
2021 18,279 50,665 799,593 -5,418
2020 9,502 55,523 924,004 -6,457
2019 18,008 44,517 895,262 -2,051
2018 20,434 41,253 882,977 96,650
2017 20,284 45,658 1,001,833 139,245
2016 22,608 71,009 1,045,094 167,652
2015 19,050 71,876 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 21,290 78,122 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 17,797 83,823 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 18,393 67,840 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 18,990 67,194 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 17,997 76,388 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 15,487 69,324 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 15,295 94,430 1,008,141 571,113
2007 13,592 72,475 981,689 523,784
2006 12,723 37,308 943,041 482,399
2005 11,899 33,203 942,084 -208,337
2004 13,302 39,484 985,438 -220,458
2003 8,807 42,567 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 10,199 49,650 991,427 -193,766
2001 10,845 35,420 985,610 -177,586
2000 15,806 24,463 966,894 -144,298
1999 16,431 25,599 925,519 -15,010
1998 16,353 11,325 959,016 106,091
1997 17,722 -1,939 1,028,116 52,382
1996 19,801 -131 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 19,010 25,343 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 20,982 30,274 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 21,509 40,267 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 24,064 42,014 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 23,800 69,738 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 20,146 58,428 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 19,941 34,432 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 21,099 34,602 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 15,708 27,081 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 16,261 23,242 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 14,882 14,402 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 16,105 12,532 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 12,837 5,663 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 15,339 21,929 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 13,979 24,229 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 14,535 17,841 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 14,477 4,262 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 13,820 -6,552 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 16,959 -22,516 1,259,315 49,655
1976 17,017 -54,255 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 22,820 -58,187 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 27,902 2,008 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 30,906 8,158 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 35,061 19,991 921,524 -1,920
1971 38,523 2,636 963,259 76,961
1970 42,648 -18,326 905,902 1,997
1969 44,182 20,754 878,359 0
1968 47,328 25,828 815,116 1,489
1967 52,128 27,697 862,071 394
1966 53,854 14,979 876,283 1,769
1965 56,222 -1,351 913,761 -1,438
1964 59,050 21,455 950,219 -6,328
1963 52,956 58,415 961,067 0
1962 49,050 82,798 960,046 0
1961 48,365 101,278 798,978 0
1960 42,090 22,313 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/switzerland/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 2,773,840 residents or 31.1% of the population were not native-born in Switzerland, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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