| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 12 Apr 2024 |
There are 4.40 million males and 4.45 million females in Switzerland. The percentage of the male population is 49.71%, compared to 50.29% of the female population. Switzerland has 51k more females than males. The sex ratio in Switzerland in 2024 will be 98.847 males per 100 females. Switzerland is in the 126th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4,692,639 | 1.05 |
| 1955 | 5,002,410 | 1.27 |
| 1960 | 5,328,273 | 1.21 |
| 1965 | 5,857,047 | 0.93 |
| 1970 | 6,181,227 | 0.39 |
| 1975 | 6,338,267 | -0.56 |
| 1980 | 6,319,113 | 0.50 |
| 1985 | 6,469,824 | 0.45 |
| 1990 | 6,711,693 | 1.15 |
| 1995 | 7,038,297 | 0.62 |
| 2000 | 7,182,059 | 0.54 |
| 2005 | 7,428,435 | 0.59 |
| 2010 | 7,822,435 | 1.18 |
| 2015 | 8,281,732 | 1.08 |
| 2020 | 8,638,613 | 0.74 |
| 2021 | 8,691,406 | 0.47 |
| 2022 | 8,740,472 | 0.65 |
| 2023 | 8,796,669 | 0.63 |
| 2024 | 8,851,431 | 0.61 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 47,303 | 84,280 | 10.094 | 17.984 |
| 1955 | 50,266 | 84,822 | 10.078 | 17.006 |
| 1960 | 52,093 | 94,175 | 9.797 | 17.711 |
| 1965 | 55,500 | 111,211 | 9.475 | 18.987 |
| 1970 | 57,071 | 99,820 | 9.218 | 16.123 |
| 1975 | 55,947 | 78,990 | 8.788 | 12.407 |
| 1980 | 59,070 | 73,242 | 9.360 | 11.605 |
| 1985 | 59,536 | 74,380 | 9.212 | 11.509 |
| 1990 | 63,756 | 82,277 | 9.540 | 12.312 |
| 1995 | 63,386 | 81,777 | 9.022 | 11.640 |
| 2000 | 62,523 | 77,495 | 8.720 | 10.808 |
| 2005 | 61,062 | 72,355 | 8.238 | 9.762 |
| 2010 | 62,650 | 79,289 | 8.048 | 10.185 |
| 2015 | 67,634 | 85,758 | 8.201 | 10.399 |
| 2020 | 75,992 | 86,564 | 8.824 | 10.051 |
| 2021 | 69,734 | 87,086 | 8.034 | 10.033 |
| 2022 | 69,565 | 86,479 | 7.977 | 9.917 |
| 2023 | 70,610 | 86,100 | 8.046 | 9.810 |
| 2024 | 71,601 | 85,633 | 8.108 | 9.697 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 3,145,419 | 1,522,667 | 67.381 |
| 1955 | 3,436,960 | 1,533,846 | 69.143 |
| 1960 | 3,756,214 | 1,539,904 | 70.924 |
| 1965 | 4,221,894 | 1,608,062 | 72.417 |
| 1970 | 4,555,620 | 1,613,738 | 73.843 |
| 1975 | 4,716,811 | 1,639,374 | 74.208 |
| 1980 | 4,694,767 | 1,608,843 | 74.477 |
| 1985 | 4,792,236 | 1,663,988 | 74.227 |
| 1990 | 4,934,467 | 1,740,423 | 73.926 |
| 1995 | 5,169,422 | 1,849,103 | 73.654 |
| 2000 | 5,259,555 | 1,907,695 | 73.383 |
| 2005 | 5,444,962 | 1,965,346 | 73.478 |
| 2010 | 5,764,887 | 2,067,084 | 73.607 |
| 2015 | 6,133,126 | 2,186,643 | 73.718 |
| 2020 | 6,408,840 | 2,261,695 | 73.915 |
| 2021 | 6,460,693 | 2,270,418 | 73.996 |
| 2022 | 6,512,319 | 2,277,190 | 74.092 |
| 2023 | 6,563,981 | 2,282,091 | 74.202 |
| 2024 | 6,615,850 | 2,285,171 | 74.327 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 223,143 | 211,962 | 435,105 | 4.92 | 105.275 |
| 05-09 | 229,490 | 217,663 | 447,154 | 5.05 | 105.434 |
| 10-14 | 226,215 | 214,194 | 440,409 | 4.98 | 105.612 |
| 15-19 | 222,558 | 211,070 | 433,627 | 4.90 | 105.443 |
| 20-24 | 233,776 | 220,661 | 454,438 | 5.13 | 105.944 |
| 25-29 | 266,957 | 253,538 | 520,495 | 5.88 | 105.293 |
| 30-34 | 307,236 | 298,631 | 605,867 | 6.84 | 102.881 |
| 35-39 | 320,190 | 313,849 | 634,039 | 7.16 | 102.020 |
| 40-44 | 316,873 | 310,663 | 627,536 | 7.09 | 101.999 |
| 45-49 | 298,812 | 295,615 | 594,427 | 6.72 | 101.081 |
| 50-54 | 309,911 | 307,452 | 617,364 | 6.97 | 100.800 |
| 55-59 | 332,465 | 328,435 | 660,900 | 7.47 | 101.227 |
| 60-64 | 303,276 | 302,079 | 605,355 | 6.84 | 100.396 |
| 65-69 | 240,603 | 247,320 | 487,923 | 5.51 | 97.284 |
| 70-74 | 192,060 | 212,708 | 404,769 | 4.57 | 90.293 |
| 75-79 | 168,207 | 195,178 | 363,384 | 4.11 | 86.181 |
| 80-84 | 116,407 | 149,788 | 266,195 | 3.01 | 77.715 |
| 85-89 | 62,462 | 96,311 | 158,774 | 1.79 | 64.854 |
| 90-94 | 24,128 | 49,109 | 73,237 | 0.83 | 49.132 |
| 95-99 | 4,851 | 13,523 | 18,374 | 0.21 | 35.872 |
| 100+ | 425 | 1,635 | 2,059 | 0.02 | 25.994 |
| Total | 4,400,045 | 4,451,384 | 8,851,431 | 98.847 | |