Switzerland Population

Population now

8,934,577

World: 98th
Europe: 19th

Male:	4,440,102	(49.70 %)
Female:	4,494,560	(50.30 %)

Births in 2026:	47,562
Deaths in 2026:	41,100

Life expectancy & Rates (2026)

Male:	82.90 years
Female:	86.44 years
Total:	84.62 years
Median Age:	43.22 years

Birth Rate:	9.79
Death Rate:	8.46
Growth Rate:	0.16 %
Fertility Rate:	1.57

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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2026)
Urbanization

Switzerland Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	5M	3M	3M	0.94	0.81%	17.70	9.80	2.44	71.31	68.65	74.11	31.72	70.92%	129.03
1961	5M	3M	3M	0.94	0.95%	18.30	9.40	2.52	71.64	68.84	74.59	31.44	71.24%	131.61
1962	6M	3M	3M	0.94	0.89%	18.70	9.90	2.58	71.20	68.44	74.09	31.18	71.54%	134.99
1963	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.93%	19.30	10.00	2.65	71.19	68.29	74.23	30.95	71.83%	137.91
1964	6M	3M	3M	0.95	1.10%	19.50	9.30	2.66	72.08	69.19	75.11	30.73	72.13%	140.21
1965	6M	3M	3M	0.95	1.01%	19.10	9.50	2.59	72.20	69.47	75.07	30.54	72.42%	141.84
1966	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.97%	18.50	9.40	2.50	72.34	69.56	75.25	30.50	72.71%	143.33
1967	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.95%	17.90	9.20	2.39	72.64	69.70	75.72	30.51	72.99%	145.11
1968	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.82%	17.30	9.50	2.29	72.59	69.80	75.52	30.56	73.28%	146.95
1969	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.76%	16.70	9.50	2.19	72.61	69.72	75.65	30.65	73.56%	148.62
1970	6M	3M	3M	0.96	0.75%	16.10	9.20	2.10	73.02	70.03	76.16	30.79	73.84%	149.69
1971	6M	3M	3M	0.96	0.67%	15.50	9.30	2.04	73.13	70.16	76.25	30.96	73.99%	150.48
1972	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.62%	14.60	9.00	1.91	73.64	70.62	76.82	31.16	74.05%	151.63
1973	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.54%	13.90	9.00	1.81	73.94	70.98	77.05	31.38	74.10%	152.76
1974	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.49%	13.30	8.90	1.73	74.29	71.17	77.56	31.62	74.15%	153.58
1975	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.41%	12.40	8.80	1.61	74.67	71.49	78.00	31.88	74.21%	153.51
1976	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.30%	11.80	9.10	1.55	74.79	71.60	78.13	32.22	74.26%	152.64
1977	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.30%	11.60	8.90	1.53	75.24	71.96	78.68	32.57	74.32%	152.12
1978	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.24%	11.40	9.20	1.51	75.19	71.88	78.66	32.92	74.37%	152.14
1979	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.25%	11.40	9.10	1.52	75.47	72.31	78.78	33.29	74.42%	152.44
1980	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.24%	11.70	9.40	1.55	75.46	72.23	78.85	33.65	74.48%	153.05
1981	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.23%	11.60	9.40	1.55	75.69	72.42	79.13	33.92	74.47%	153.89
1982	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.26%	11.70	9.30	1.56	76.03	72.79	79.44	34.20	74.41%	154.79
1983	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.21%	11.50	9.50	1.52	76.03	72.68	79.55	34.49	74.35%	155.46
1984	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.27%	11.60	9.10	1.53	76.61	73.35	80.03	34.75	74.29%	156.02
1985	6M	3M	3M	0.95	0.25%	11.50	9.20	1.52	76.73	73.48	80.15	35.01	74.23%	156.71
1986	7M	3M	3M	0.95	0.27%	11.70	9.20	1.53	76.90	73.66	80.30	35.16	74.17%	157.52
1987	7M	3M	3M	0.95	0.26%	11.70	9.30	1.52	77.20	73.90	80.66	35.34	74.11%	158.52
1988	7M	3M	3M	0.95	0.36%	12.20	9.00	1.57	77.23	73.89	80.73	35.52	74.05%	159.68
1989	7M	3M	3M	0.95	0.33%	12.20	9.20	1.56	77.42	74.07	80.94	35.70	73.99%	160.98
1990	7M	3M	3M	0.95	0.32%	12.50	9.50	1.58	77.24	73.94	80.71	35.88	73.93%	162.64
1991	7M	3M	3M	0.95	0.38%	12.70	9.20	1.58	77.51	74.10	81.10	35.95	73.87%	164.69
1992	7M	3M	4M	0.95	0.38%	12.60	9.10	1.58	77.81	74.45	81.33	35.99	73.82%	166.51
1993	7M	3M	4M	0.95	0.34%	12.10	9.00	1.51	78.09	74.90	81.43	36.03	73.76%	168.04
1994	7M	3M	4M	0.95	0.34%	11.90	8.90	1.49	78.35	75.15	81.71	36.10	73.71%	169.38
1995	7M	3M	4M	0.95	0.30%	11.70	9.00	1.48	78.42	75.30	81.69	36.22	73.65%	170.52
1996	7M	3M	4M	0.95	0.31%	11.70	8.90	1.50	78.90	75.94	82.00	36.45	73.60%	171.27
1997	7M	3M	4M	0.95	0.28%	11.40	8.90	1.48	79.08	76.26	82.04	36.70	73.55%	171.69
1998	7M	3M	4M	0.95	0.26%	11.10	8.80	1.47	79.32	76.30	82.50	36.98	73.49%	172.20
1999	7M	3M	4M	0.96	0.26%	11.00	8.70	1.48	79.58	76.80	82.50	37.26	73.44%	173.02
2000	7M	4M	4M	0.96	0.25%	10.90	8.70	1.50	79.68	76.90	82.60	37.56	73.38%	173.99
2001	7M	4M	4M	0.96	0.18%	10.00	8.50	1.38	80.18	77.40	83.10	37.82	73.38%	175.10
2002	7M	4M	4M	0.96	0.16%	9.90	8.50	1.39	80.39	77.80	83.10	38.10	73.40%	176.43
2003	7M	4M	4M	0.96	0.14%	9.80	8.60	1.39	80.54	78.00	83.20	38.40	73.43%	177.74
2004	7M	4M	4M	0.96	0.22%	9.90	8.10	1.42	81.09	78.60	83.70	38.72	73.45%	178.97
2005	7M	4M	4M	0.96	0.20%	9.80	8.20	1.42	81.24	78.70	83.90	39.04	73.48%	180.12
2006	7M	4M	4M	0.96	0.21%	9.80	8.10	1.44	81.49	79.10	84.00	39.35	73.50%	181.25
2007	8M	4M	4M	0.96	0.22%	9.90	8.10	1.46	81.74	79.40	84.20	39.66	73.53%	182.88
2008	8M	4M	4M	0.97	0.25%	10.00	8.00	1.48	81.99	79.70	84.40	39.97	73.56%	185.22
2009	8M	4M	4M	0.97	0.25%	10.10	8.10	1.50	82.04	79.80	84.40	40.26	73.58%	187.55
2010	8M	4M	4M	0.97	0.29%	10.30	8.00	1.52	82.25	80.10	84.50	40.55	73.61%	189.51
2011	8M	4M	4M	0.97	0.31%	10.20	7.80	1.52	82.70	80.50	85.00	40.69	73.63%	191.63
2012	8M	4M	4M	0.97	0.29%	10.30	8.00	1.52	82.70	80.60	84.90	40.83	73.65%	193.68
2013	8M	4M	4M	0.98	0.28%	10.20	8.00	1.52	82.80	80.70	85.00	40.96	73.67%	195.92
2014	8M	4M	4M	0.98	0.33%	10.40	7.80	1.54	83.20	81.10	85.40	41.09	73.70%	198.32
2015	8M	4M	4M	0.98	0.28%	10.50	8.20	1.54	82.90	80.80	85.10	41.21	73.72%	200.59
2016	8M	4M	4M	0.98	0.35%	10.50	7.80	1.54	83.60	81.70	85.60	41.40	73.74%	202.79
2017	8M	4M	4M	0.98	0.30%	10.30	7.90	1.52	83.55	81.60	85.60	41.56	73.76%	204.69
2018	9M	4M	4M	0.98	0.30%	10.30	7.90	1.52	83.75	81.90	85.70	41.72	73.80%	206.21
2019	9M	4M	4M	0.98	0.27%	10.00	7.90	1.48	83.90	82.10	85.80	41.88	73.85%	207.68
2020	9M	4M	4M	0.98	0.13%	9.90	8.80	1.46	83.10	81.10	85.20	42.05	73.92%	209.17
2021	9M	4M	4M	0.99	0.13%	9.90	8.80	1.46	83.10	81.10	85.20	42.24	74.00%	210.65
2022	9M	4M	4M	0.99	0.13%	9.90	8.80	1.46	83.10	81.10	85.20	42.42	74.09%	211.96
2023	9M	4M	4M	0.99	0.16%	9.89	8.54	1.53	83.94	82.10	85.87	42.60	74.20%	213.25
2024	9M	4M	4M	0.99	0.17%	9.88	8.46	1.55	84.22	82.44	86.10	42.80	74.33%	214.51
2025	9M	4M	4M	0.99	0.18%	9.88	8.37	1.57	84.50	82.77	86.32	43.02	74.47%	215.74
2026	9M	4M	5M	0.99	0.16%	9.79	8.46	1.57	84.62	82.90	86.44	43.22	74.62%	216.93

Switzerland Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2027	9M	4M	5M	0.99	0.13%	9.70	8.55	1.57	84.74	83.02	86.56	43.42	74.79%	218.12
2028	9M	5M	5M	0.99	0.11%	9.60	8.64	1.58	84.87	83.15	86.67	43.68	74.97%	219.23
2029	9M	5M	5M	0.99	0.09%	9.51	8.73	1.58	84.99	83.27	86.79	43.93	75.16%	220.32
2030	9M	5M	5M	0.99	0.07%	9.42	8.82	1.58	85.11	83.40	86.91	44.19	75.37%	221.34
2031	9M	5M	5M	0.99	0.05%	9.36	8.93	1.58	85.23	83.52	87.03	44.39	75.59%	222.31
2032	9M	5M	5M	0.99	0.03%	9.29	9.04	1.59	85.35	83.65	87.15	44.59	75.82%	223.25
2033	9M	5M	5M	0.99	0.01%	9.23	9.15	1.59	85.48	83.77	87.26	44.79	76.06%	224.15
2034	9M	5M	5M	0.99	-0.01%	9.16	9.26	1.60	85.60	83.90	87.38	44.97	76.32%	225.02
2035	9M	5M	5M	0.99	-0.03%	9.10	9.37	1.60	85.72	84.02	87.50	45.21	76.59%	225.87
2036	9M	5M	5M	0.99	-0.04%	9.08	9.48	1.60	85.84	84.14	87.61	45.38	76.87%	226.69
2037	9M	5M	5M	0.99	-0.05%	9.07	9.59	1.60	85.95	84.26	87.73	45.54	77.16%	227.46
2038	9M	5M	5M	0.99	-0.07%	9.05	9.69	1.61	86.07	84.37	87.84	45.70	77.46%	228.22
2039	9M	5M	5M	0.99	-0.08%	9.04	9.80	1.61	86.18	84.49	87.96	45.88	77.76%	228.94
2040	9M	5M	5M	0.99	-0.09%	9.02	9.91	1.61	86.30	84.61	88.07	46.03	78.08%	229.62
2041	10M	5M	5M	0.99	-0.10%	9.05	10.02	1.61	86.41	84.73	88.18	46.13	78.41%	230.27
2042	10M	5M	5M	0.99	-0.10%	9.08	10.13	1.61	86.53	84.84	88.30	46.23	78.74%	230.88
2043	10M	5M	5M	0.99	-0.11%	9.11	10.23	1.62	86.64	84.96	88.41	46.32	79.08%	231.46
2044	10M	5M	5M	0.99	-0.12%	9.14	10.34	1.62	86.76	85.07	88.53	46.42	79.42%	232.02
2045	10M	5M	5M	0.99	-0.12%	9.17	10.45	1.62	86.87	85.19	88.64	46.52	79.75%	232.53
2046	10M	5M	5M	0.99	-0.13%	9.21	10.57	1.62	86.99	85.31	88.76	46.50	80.08%	233.03
2047	10M	5M	5M	0.99	-0.13%	9.25	10.68	1.62	87.10	85.42	88.87	46.51	80.41%	233.49
2048	10M	5M	5M	0.99	-0.14%	9.29	10.80	1.63	87.22	85.54	88.99	46.52	80.73%	233.95
2049	10M	5M	5M	0.99	-0.14%	9.33	10.91	1.63	87.33	85.65	89.10	46.52	81.05%	234.39
2050	10M	5M	5M	0.99	-0.15%	9.37	11.03	1.63	87.45	85.77	89.22	46.54	81.36%	234.80

Highest City Populations in Switzerland

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Zurich	1,414,509	341,730
2	Geneve	623,797	183,981
3	Basel	565,170	164,488
4	Lausanne	451,254	139,111
5	Bern	435,627	121,631

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