Population of Switzerland

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2019)
Date	23 Aug 2021

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The current population of Switzerland is 8,846,360 as of September 27, 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 estimates
Year	Population	Growth		Share (%)
Year	Population	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
1950	4,668,086	-	-	0.18
1951	4,721,918	53,832	1.15	0.18
1952	4,781,129	59,211	1.25	0.18
1953	4,841,500	60,371	1.26	0.18
1954	4,900,464	58,964	1.22	0.18
1955	4,957,066	56,602	1.16	0.18
1956	5,012,095	55,029	1.11	0.18
1957	5,067,977	55,882	1.11	0.18
1958	5,128,445	60,468	1.19	0.18
1959	5,198,061	69,616	1.36	0.17
1960	5,280,680	82,619	1.59	0.17
1961	5,377,767	97,087	1.84	0.17
1962	5,487,043	109,276	2.03	0.17
1963	5,601,807	114,764	2.09	0.17
1964	5,712,707	110,900	1.98	0.17
1965	5,812,851	100,144	1.75	0.17
1966	5,899,483	86,632	1.49	0.17
1967	5,973,945	74,462	1.26	0.17
1968	6,038,333	64,388	1.08	0.17
1969	6,096,436	58,103	0.96	0.17
1970	6,150,852	54,416	0.89	0.17
1971	6,202,949	52,097	0.85	0.16
1972	6,251,288	48,339	0.78	0.16
1973	6,292,533	41,245	0.66	0.16
1974	6,322,013	29,480	0.47	0.16
1975	6,337,025	15,012	0.24	0.16
1976	6,335,974	-1,051	-0.02	0.15
1977	6,321,815	-14,159	-0.22	0.15
1978	6,302,044	-19,771	-0.31	0.15
1979	6,286,915	-15,129	-0.24	0.14
1980	6,283,832	-3,083	-0.05	0.14
1981	6,295,925	12,093	0.19	0.14
1982	6,321,409	25,484	0.40	0.14
1983	6,356,745	35,336	0.56	0.14
1984	6,396,134	39,389	0.62	0.13
1985	6,435,424	39,290	0.61	0.13
1986	6,473,044	37,620	0.58	0.13
1987	6,510,597	37,553	0.58	0.13
1988	6,550,725	40,128	0.62	0.13
1989	6,597,370	46,645	0.71	0.13
1990	6,652,868	55,498	0.84	0.12
1991	6,718,828	65,960	0.99	0.12
1992	6,792,906	74,078	1.10	0.12
1993	6,868,931	76,025	1.12	0.12
1994	6,938,415	69,484	1.01	0.12
1995	6,995,521	57,106	0.82	0.12
1996	7,038,033	42,512	0.61	0.12
1997	7,068,508	30,475	0.43	0.12
1998	7,091,770	23,262	0.33	0.12
1999	7,115,027	23,257	0.33	0.12
2000	7,143,761	28,734	0.40	0.12
2001	7,179,169	35,408	0.50	0.12
2002	7,220,377	41,208	0.57	0.11
2003	7,268,359	47,982	0.66	0.11
2004	7,323,737	55,378	0.76	0.11
2005	7,386,816	63,079	0.86	0.11
2006	7,457,958	71,142	0.96	0.11
2007	7,536,982	79,024	1.06	0.11
2008	7,622,821	85,839	1.14	0.11
2009	7,713,898	91,077	1.19	0.11
2010	7,808,675	94,777	1.23	0.11
2011	7,906,992	98,317	1.26	0.11
2012	8,008,012	101,020	1.28	0.11
2013	8,108,878	100,866	1.26	0.11
2014	8,206,002	97,124	1.20	0.11
2015	8,296,775	90,773	1.11	0.11
2016	8,379,917	83,142	1.00	0.11
2017	8,455,804	75,887	0.91	0.11
2018	8,525,611	69,807	0.83	0.11
2019	8,591,365	65,754	0.77	0.11

Switzerland population projections
Year	Population	Growth		Share (%)
Year	Population	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
2020	8,654,622	63,257	0.74	0.11
2021	8,715,494	60,872	0.70	0.11
2022	8,773,637	58,143	0.67	0.11
2023	8,829,564	55,927	0.64	0.11
2024	8,883,856	54,292	0.61	0.11
2025	8,936,931	53,075	0.60	0.11
2026	8,989,143	52,212	0.58	0.11
2027	9,040,485	51,342	0.57	0.11
2028	9,090,620	50,135	0.55	0.11
2029	9,138,956	48,336	0.53	0.11
2030	9,185,115	46,159	0.51	0.11
2031	9,229,044	43,929	0.48	0.11
2032	9,270,958	41,914	0.45	0.11
2033	9,310,996	40,038	0.43	0.11
2034	9,349,385	38,389	0.41	0.11
2035	9,386,288	36,903	0.39	0.11
2036	9,421,786	35,498	0.38	0.11
2037	9,455,891	34,105	0.36	0.10
2038	9,488,748	32,857	0.35	0.10
2039	9,520,530	31,782	0.33	0.10
2040	9,551,346	30,816	0.32	0.10
2041	9,581,285	29,939	0.31	0.10
2042	9,610,381	29,096	0.30	0.10
2043	9,638,708	28,327	0.29	0.10
2044	9,666,309	27,601	0.29	0.10
2045	9,693,233	26,924	0.28	0.10
2046	9,719,543	26,310	0.27	0.10
2047	9,745,251	25,708	0.26	0.10
2048	9,770,265	25,014	0.26	0.10
2049	9,794,457	24,192	0.25	0.10
2050	9,817,721	23,264	0.24	0.10
2051	9,840,097	22,376	0.23	0.10
2052	9,861,625	21,528	0.22	0.10
2053	9,882,367	20,742	0.21	0.10
2054	9,902,367	20,000	0.20	0.10
2055	9,921,695	19,328	0.20	0.10
2056	9,940,394	18,699	0.19	0.10
2057	9,958,552	18,158	0.18	0.10
2058	9,976,319	17,767	0.18	0.10
2059	9,993,917	17,598	0.18	0.10
2060	10,011,504	17,587	0.18	0.10
2061	10,029,164	17,660	0.18	0.10
2062	10,046,940	17,776	0.18	0.10
2063	10,064,984	18,044	0.18	0.10
2064	10,083,448	18,464	0.18	0.10
2065	10,102,447	18,999	0.19	0.10
2066	10,122,059	19,612	0.19	0.10
2067	10,142,265	20,206	0.20	0.10
2068	10,162,984	20,719	0.20	0.10
2069	10,184,077	21,093	0.21	0.10
2070	10,205,445	21,368	0.21	0.10
2071	10,227,093	21,648	0.21	0.10
2072	10,249,034	21,941	0.21	0.10
2073	10,271,176	22,142	0.22	0.10
2074	10,293,378	22,202	0.22	0.10
2075	10,315,579	22,201	0.22	0.10
2076	10,337,759	22,180	0.22	0.10
2077	10,359,972	22,213	0.21	0.10
2078	10,382,335	22,363	0.22	0.10
2079	10,405,000	22,665	0.22	0.10
2080	10,428,107	23,107	0.22	0.10
2081	10,451,678	23,571	0.23	0.10
2082	10,475,769	24,091	0.23	0.10
2083	10,500,491	24,722	0.24	0.10
2084	10,526,013	25,522	0.24	0.10
2085	10,552,442	26,429	0.25	0.10
2086	10,579,831	27,389	0.26	0.10
2087	10,608,171	28,340	0.27	0.10
2088	10,637,436	29,265	0.28	0.10
2089	10,667,578	30,142	0.28	0.10
2090	10,698,527	30,949	0.29	0.10
2091	10,730,260	31,733	0.30	0.10
2092	10,762,732	32,472	0.30	0.10
2093	10,795,904	33,172	0.31	0.10
2094	10,829,739	33,835	0.31	0.10
2095	10,864,164	34,425	0.32	0.10
2096	10,899,085	34,921	0.32	0.10
2097	10,934,389	35,304	0.32	0.10
2098	10,969,947	35,558	0.33	0.10
2099	11,005,579	35,632	0.32	0.10
2100	11,041,102	35,523	0.32	0.10