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	8,888,093	20,723,965	1.26%	2.83%
2024	9,034,102	21,314,956	1.64%	2.85%
2025	9,080,106	21,913,869	0.51%	2.81%
2026	9,120,994	22,521,905	0.45%	2.77%
2027	9,157,559	23,138,716	0.4%	2.74%
2028	9,190,572	23,761,368	0.36%	2.69%
2029	9,219,373	24,389,681	0.31%	2.64%
2030	9,245,030	25,024,887	0.28%	2.6%
2031	9,269,063	25,666,496	0.26%	2.56%
2032	9,289,991	26,311,946	0.23%	2.51%
2033	9,307,909	26,960,073	0.19%	2.46%
2034	9,324,938	27,611,621	0.18%	2.42%
2035	9,340,145	28,266,887	0.16%	2.37%
2036	9,352,822	28,925,103	0.14%	2.33%
2037	9,364,126	29,583,482	0.12%	2.28%
2038	9,373,988	30,240,549	0.11%	2.22%
2039	9,382,808	30,895,586	0.09%	2.17%
2040	9,392,748	31,550,394	0.11%	2.12%
2041	9,401,829	32,204,340	0.1%	2.07%
2042	9,410,286	32,856,596	0.09%	2.03%
2043	9,418,963	33,510,500	0.09%	1.99%
2044	9,426,166	34,165,920	0.08%	1.96%
2045	9,432,561	34,821,101	0.07%	1.92%
2046	9,438,518	35,475,795	0.06%	1.88%
2047	9,445,091	36,129,270	0.07%	1.84%
2048	9,452,109	36,782,260	0.07%	1.81%
2049	9,457,335	37,434,667	0.06%	1.77%
2050	9,459,997	38,083,369	0.03%	1.73%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Switzerland increased by 845,281 people (a 11.4% growth), while Zambia gained 4,680,270 people (a 39.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Switzerland gained 830,554 (a 10% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 6,003,202 (a 36.6% growth).

Switzerland was ranked 97th most populous country in 2005 and is 100th in 2025. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2005 and ranked 62nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Switzerland's population will grow by 3.81% to 9,459,997 people with a rank change from 100th to 102nd. The population of Zambia will increase by 70% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.