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

Switzerland and Zambia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Switzerland	Zambia	Switzerland	Zambia
1960	5,327,827	3,153,729	-	-
1961	5,434,294	3,254,086	2%	3.18%
1962	5,573,815	3,358,099	2.57%	3.2%
1963	5,694,247	3,465,907	2.16%	3.21%
1964	5,789,228	3,577,017	1.67%	3.21%
1965	5,856,472	3,692,086	1.16%	3.22%
1966	5,918,002	3,812,003	1.05%	3.25%
1967	5,991,785	3,936,343	1.25%	3.26%
1968	6,067,714	4,065,593	1.27%	3.28%
1969	6,136,387	4,197,116	1.13%	3.24%
1970	6,180,877	4,321,718	0.73%	2.97%
1971	6,213,399	4,442,525	0.53%	2.8%
1972	6,260,956	4,569,309	0.77%	2.85%
1973	6,307,347	4,702,693	0.74%	2.92%
1974	6,341,405	4,842,746	0.54%	2.98%
1975	6,338,632	4,990,086	-0.04%	3.04%
1976	6,302,504	5,143,842	-0.57%	3.08%
1977	6,281,174	5,302,480	-0.34%	3.08%
1978	6,281,738	5,465,374	0.009%	3.07%
1979	6,294,365	5,631,728	0.2%	3.04%
1980	6,319,408	5,802,833	0.4%	3.04%
1981	6,354,074	5,983,289	0.55%	3.11%
1982	6,391,309	6,178,637	0.59%	3.26%
1983	6,418,773	6,381,038	0.43%	3.28%
1984	6,441,865	6,580,490	0.36%	3.13%
1985	6,470,365	6,780,953	0.44%	3.05%
1986	6,504,124	6,986,471	0.52%	3.03%
1987	6,545,106	7,191,282	0.63%	2.93%
1988	6,593,386	7,391,440	0.74%	2.78%
1989	6,646,912	7,589,216	0.81%	2.68%
1990	6,715,519	7,786,169	1.03%	2.6%
1991	6,799,978	7,981,650	1.26%	2.51%
1992	6,875,364	8,176,680	1.11%	2.44%
1993	6,938,265	8,373,921	0.91%	2.41%
1994	6,993,795	8,576,269	0.8%	2.42%
1995	7,040,687	8,785,763	0.67%	2.44%
1996	7,071,850	9,004,053	0.44%	2.48%
1997	7,088,906	9,237,063	0.24%	2.59%
1998	7,110,001	9,482,408	0.3%	2.66%
1999	7,143,991	9,740,005	0.48%	2.72%
2000	7,184,250	10,017,631	0.56%	2.85%
2001	7,229,854	10,325,185	0.63%	3.07%
2002	7,284,753	10,647,949	0.76%	3.13%
2003	7,339,001	10,983,595	0.74%	3.15%
2004	7,389,625	11,338,198	0.69%	3.23%
2005	7,437,115	11,718,819	0.64%	3.36%
2006	7,483,934	12,129,553	0.63%	3.5%
2007	7,551,117	12,565,085	0.9%	3.59%
2008	7,647,675	13,021,324	1.28%	3.63%
2009	7,743,831	13,490,389	1.26%	3.6%
2010	7,824,909	13,965,594	1.05%	3.52%
2011	7,912,398	14,437,796	1.12%	3.38%
2012	7,996,861	14,913,629	1.07%	3.3%
2013	8,089,346	15,398,997	1.16%	3.25%
2014	8,188,649	15,895,315	1.23%	3.22%
2015	8,282,396	16,399,089	1.14%	3.17%
2016	8,373,338	16,914,423	1.1%	3.14%
2017	8,451,840	17,441,320	0.94%	3.12%
2018	8,514,329	17,973,569	0.74%	3.05%
2019	8,575,280	18,513,839	0.72%	3.01%
2020	8,638,167	19,059,395	0.73%	2.95%
2021	8,704,546	19,603,607	0.77%	2.86%
2022	8,777,088	20,152,938	0.83%	2.8%
2023	8,888,822	20,723,965	1.27%	2.83%
2024	9,005,582	21,314,956	1.31%	2.85%
2025	9,051,441	21,913,869	0.51%	2.81%
2026	9,092,200	22,521,905	0.45%	2.77%
2027	9,128,649	23,138,716	0.4%	2.74%
2028	9,161,558	23,761,368	0.36%	2.69%
2029	9,190,268	24,389,681	0.31%	2.64%
2030	9,215,844	25,024,887	0.28%	2.6%
2031	9,239,801	25,666,496	0.26%	2.56%
2032	9,260,664	26,311,946	0.23%	2.51%
2033	9,278,524	26,960,073	0.19%	2.46%
2034	9,295,500	27,611,621	0.18%	2.42%
2035	9,310,659	28,266,887	0.16%	2.37%
2036	9,323,296	28,925,103	0.14%	2.33%
2037	9,334,565	29,583,482	0.12%	2.28%
2038	9,344,395	30,240,549	0.11%	2.22%
2039	9,353,187	30,895,586	0.09%	2.17%
2040	9,363,095	31,550,394	0.11%	2.12%
2041	9,372,148	32,204,340	0.1%	2.07%
2042	9,380,579	32,856,596	0.09%	2.03%
2043	9,389,228	33,510,500	0.09%	1.99%
2044	9,396,409	34,165,920	0.08%	1.96%
2045	9,402,783	34,821,101	0.07%	1.92%
2046	9,408,721	35,475,795	0.06%	1.88%
2047	9,415,274	36,129,270	0.07%	1.84%
2048	9,422,270	36,782,260	0.07%	1.81%
2049	9,427,479	37,434,667	0.06%	1.77%
2050	9,430,133	38,083,369	0.03%	1.73%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Switzerland increased by 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Switzerland gained 719,260 (a 8.59% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,614,223 (a 33.2% growth).

Switzerland was ranked 96th most populous country in 2006 and is 100th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 69% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.