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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Switzerland	Zimbabwe	Switzerland	Zimbabwe
1960	5,327,827	3,809,389	-	-
1961	5,434,294	3,930,401	2%	3.18%
1962	5,573,815	4,055,959	2.57%	3.19%
1963	5,694,247	4,185,877	2.16%	3.2%
1964	5,789,228	4,320,006	1.67%	3.2%
1965	5,856,472	4,458,462	1.16%	3.2%
1966	5,918,002	4,601,217	1.05%	3.2%
1967	5,991,785	4,748,307	1.25%	3.2%
1968	6,067,714	4,900,440	1.27%	3.2%
1969	6,136,387	5,058,181	1.13%	3.22%
1970	6,180,877	5,215,918	0.73%	3.12%
1971	6,213,399	5,374,712	0.53%	3.04%
1972	6,260,956	5,542,445	0.77%	3.12%
1973	6,307,347	5,720,404	0.74%	3.21%
1974	6,341,405	5,908,328	0.54%	3.29%
1975	6,338,632	6,098,658	-0.04%	3.22%
1976	6,302,504	6,287,105	-0.57%	3.09%
1977	6,281,174	6,449,512	-0.34%	2.58%
1978	6,281,738	6,543,575	0.009%	1.46%
1979	6,294,365	6,647,556	0.2%	1.59%
1980	6,319,408	7,041,303	0.4%	5.92%
1981	6,354,074	7,498,635	0.55%	6.49%
1982	6,391,309	7,796,496	0.59%	3.97%
1983	6,418,773	8,098,404	0.43%	3.87%
1984	6,441,865	8,391,488	0.36%	3.62%
1985	6,470,365	8,686,813	0.44%	3.52%
1986	6,504,124	8,982,578	0.52%	3.4%
1987	6,545,106	9,284,644	0.63%	3.36%
1988	6,593,386	9,583,094	0.74%	3.21%
1989	6,646,912	9,864,798	0.81%	2.94%
1990	6,715,519	10,137,281	1.03%	2.76%
1991	6,799,978	10,404,816	1.26%	2.64%
1992	6,875,364	10,702,700	1.11%	2.86%
1993	6,938,265	10,860,288	0.91%	1.47%
1994	6,993,795	10,873,148	0.8%	0.12%
1995	7,040,687	10,974,599	0.67%	0.93%
1996	7,071,850	11,158,360	0.44%	1.67%
1997	7,088,906	11,369,827	0.24%	1.9%
1998	7,110,001	11,594,297	0.3%	1.97%
1999	7,143,991	11,783,458	0.48%	1.63%
2000	7,184,250	11,892,055	0.56%	0.92%
2001	7,229,854	11,971,901	0.63%	0.67%
2002	7,284,753	12,087,653	0.76%	0.97%
2003	7,339,001	12,232,323	0.74%	1.2%
2004	7,389,625	12,365,896	0.69%	1.09%
2005	7,437,115	12,483,432	0.64%	0.95%
2006	7,483,934	12,636,445	0.63%	1.23%
2007	7,551,117	12,804,058	0.9%	1.33%
2008	7,647,675	12,959,149	1.28%	1.21%
2009	7,743,831	13,142,790	1.26%	1.42%
2010	7,824,909	13,356,548	1.05%	1.63%
2011	7,912,398	13,595,424	1.12%	1.79%
2012	7,996,861	13,817,887	1.07%	1.64%
2013	8,089,346	14,013,808	1.16%	1.42%
2014	8,188,649	14,207,359	1.23%	1.38%
2015	8,282,396	14,399,013	1.14%	1.35%
2016	8,373,338	14,600,294	1.1%	1.4%
2017	8,451,840	14,812,482	0.94%	1.45%
2018	8,514,329	15,034,452	0.74%	1.5%
2019	8,575,280	15,271,368	0.72%	1.58%
2020	8,638,167	15,526,888	0.73%	1.67%
2021	8,704,546	15,797,210	0.77%	1.74%
2022	8,777,088	16,069,056	0.83%	1.72%
2023	8,888,093	16,340,822	1.26%	1.69%
2024	9,034,102	16,634,373	1.64%	1.8%
2025	9,080,106	16,950,805	0.51%	1.9%
2026	9,120,994	17,273,591	0.45%	1.9%
2027	9,157,559	17,600,621	0.4%	1.89%
2028	9,190,572	17,932,015	0.36%	1.88%
2029	9,219,373	18,268,967	0.31%	1.88%
2030	9,245,030	18,610,356	0.28%	1.87%
2031	9,269,063	18,956,207	0.26%	1.86%
2032	9,289,991	19,311,368	0.23%	1.87%
2033	9,307,909	19,675,929	0.19%	1.89%
2034	9,324,938	20,041,125	0.18%	1.86%
2035	9,340,145	20,409,159	0.16%	1.84%
2036	9,352,822	20,778,662	0.14%	1.81%
2037	9,364,126	21,144,748	0.12%	1.76%
2038	9,373,988	21,512,919	0.11%	1.74%
2039	9,382,808	21,881,123	0.09%	1.71%
2040	9,392,748	22,250,123	0.11%	1.69%
2041	9,401,829	22,627,428	0.1%	1.7%
2042	9,410,286	23,000,906	0.09%	1.65%
2043	9,418,963	23,371,301	0.09%	1.61%
2044	9,426,166	23,740,630	0.08%	1.58%
2045	9,432,561	24,102,391	0.07%	1.52%
2046	9,438,518	24,462,491	0.06%	1.49%
2047	9,445,091	24,816,449	0.07%	1.45%
2048	9,452,109	25,168,419	0.07%	1.42%
2049	9,457,335	25,518,513	0.06%	1.39%
2050	9,459,997	25,866,397	0.03%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Switzerland increased by 845,281 people (a 11.4% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,915,581 people (a 15.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Switzerland gained 830,554 (a 10% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,811,079 (a 19.5% growth).

Switzerland was ranked 97th most populous country in 2005 and is 100th in 2025. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2005 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 50.3% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.