Population of Switzerland

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2019)
Date23 Aug 2021

The current population of Switzerland is 8,939,411 as of December 02, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Switzerland is projected at 8,715,494 or 8.715 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Switzerland is projected at 8,654,622 or 8.655 million people for the year 2020. Switzerland ranks number 100th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Switzerland is ranked 19th among 48 countries in Europe.

Switzerland's population will be increased year by year. The Switzerland population is projected to reach 9.18 million in 2030 and increase further to 9.82 million in 2050 and 11.04 million by 2100. Switzerland accounts for 0.11 percent of the world population. However, its global share decreased by 0.17% in 1959 and is projected to increase by 0.10% by 2100.

Switzerland was at 68th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 98th in 2100.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

Switzerland population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
Net Changerate (%)to World
20208,654,62263,2570.740.11
20218,715,49460,8720.700.11
20228,773,63758,1430.670.11
20238,829,56455,9270.640.11
20248,883,85654,2920.610.11
20258,936,93153,0750.600.11
20268,989,14352,2120.580.11
20279,040,48551,3420.570.11
20289,090,62050,1350.550.11
20299,138,95648,3360.530.11
20309,185,11546,1590.510.11
20319,229,04443,9290.480.11
20329,270,95841,9140.450.11
20339,310,99640,0380.430.11
20349,349,38538,3890.410.11
20359,386,28836,9030.390.11
20369,421,78635,4980.380.11
20379,455,89134,1050.360.10
20389,488,74832,8570.350.10
20399,520,53031,7820.330.10
20409,551,34630,8160.320.10
20419,581,28529,9390.310.10
20429,610,38129,0960.300.10
20439,638,70828,3270.290.10
20449,666,30927,6010.290.10
20459,693,23326,9240.280.10
20469,719,54326,3100.270.10
20479,745,25125,7080.260.10
20489,770,26525,0140.260.10
20499,794,45724,1920.250.10
20509,817,72123,2640.240.10
20519,840,09722,3760.230.10
20529,861,62521,5280.220.10
20539,882,36720,7420.210.10
20549,902,36720,0000.200.10
20559,921,69519,3280.200.10
20569,940,39418,6990.190.10
20579,958,55218,1580.180.10
20589,976,31917,7670.180.10
20599,993,91717,5980.180.10
206010,011,50417,5870.180.10
206110,029,16417,6600.180.10
206210,046,94017,7760.180.10
206310,064,98418,0440.180.10
206410,083,44818,4640.180.10
206510,102,44718,9990.190.10
206610,122,05919,6120.190.10
206710,142,26520,2060.200.10
206810,162,98420,7190.200.10
206910,184,07721,0930.210.10
207010,205,44521,3680.210.10
207110,227,09321,6480.210.10
207210,249,03421,9410.210.10
207310,271,17622,1420.220.10
207410,293,37822,2020.220.10
207510,315,57922,2010.220.10
207610,337,75922,1800.220.10
207710,359,97222,2130.210.10
207810,382,33522,3630.220.10
207910,405,00022,6650.220.10
208010,428,10723,1070.220.10
208110,451,67823,5710.230.10
208210,475,76924,0910.230.10
208310,500,49124,7220.240.10
208410,526,01325,5220.240.10
208510,552,44226,4290.250.10
208610,579,83127,3890.260.10
208710,608,17128,3400.270.10
208810,637,43629,2650.280.10
208910,667,57830,1420.280.10
209010,698,52730,9490.290.10
209110,730,26031,7330.300.10
209210,762,73232,4720.300.10
209310,795,90433,1720.310.10
209410,829,73933,8350.310.10
209510,864,16434,4250.320.10
209610,899,08534,9210.320.10
209710,934,38935,3040.320.10
209810,969,94735,5580.330.10
209911,005,57935,6320.320.10
210011,041,10235,5230.320.10

Switzerland population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
Net Changerate (%)to World
19504,668,086--0.18
19514,721,91853,8321.150.18
19524,781,12959,2111.250.18
19534,841,50060,3711.260.18
19544,900,46458,9641.220.18
19554,957,06656,6021.160.18
19565,012,09555,0291.110.18
19575,067,97755,8821.110.18
19585,128,44560,4681.190.18
19595,198,06169,6161.360.17
19605,280,68082,6191.590.17
19615,377,76797,0871.840.17
19625,487,043109,2762.030.17
19635,601,807114,7642.090.17
19645,712,707110,9001.980.17
19655,812,851100,1441.750.17
19665,899,48386,6321.490.17
19675,973,94574,4621.260.17
19686,038,33364,3881.080.17
19696,096,43658,1030.960.17
19706,150,85254,4160.890.17
19716,202,94952,0970.850.16
19726,251,28848,3390.780.16
19736,292,53341,2450.660.16
19746,322,01329,4800.470.16
19756,337,02515,0120.240.16
19766,335,974-1,051-0.020.15
19776,321,815-14,159-0.220.15
19786,302,044-19,771-0.310.15
19796,286,915-15,129-0.240.14
19806,283,832-3,083-0.050.14
19816,295,92512,0930.190.14
19826,321,40925,4840.400.14
19836,356,74535,3360.560.14
19846,396,13439,3890.620.13
19856,435,42439,2900.610.13
19866,473,04437,6200.580.13
19876,510,59737,5530.580.13
19886,550,72540,1280.620.13
19896,597,37046,6450.710.13
19906,652,86855,4980.840.12
19916,718,82865,9600.990.12
19926,792,90674,0781.100.12
19936,868,93176,0251.120.12
19946,938,41569,4841.010.12
19956,995,52157,1060.820.12
19967,038,03342,5120.610.12
19977,068,50830,4750.430.12
19987,091,77023,2620.330.12
19997,115,02723,2570.330.12
20007,143,76128,7340.400.12
20017,179,16935,4080.500.12
20027,220,37741,2080.570.11
20037,268,35947,9820.660.11
20047,323,73755,3780.760.11
20057,386,81663,0790.860.11
20067,457,95871,1420.960.11
20077,536,98279,0241.060.11
20087,622,82185,8391.140.11
20097,713,89891,0771.190.11
20107,808,67594,7771.230.11
20117,906,99298,3171.260.11
20128,008,012101,0201.280.11
20138,108,878100,8661.260.11
20148,206,00297,1241.200.11
20158,296,77590,7731.110.11
20168,379,91783,1421.000.11
20178,455,80475,8870.910.11
20188,525,61169,8070.830.11
20198,591,36565,7540.770.11