Population · Europe · 2025 data
Switzerland Population
Switzerland had a population of 9.09 million in 2025, ranking #98 of 216 countries and territories (0.11% of the world). The population grew by 9.8% over the past ten years.
Population of Switzerland, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,092,436 | +0.96% |
| 2024 | 9,005,582 | +1.31% |
| 2023 | 8,888,822 | +1.27% |
| 2022 | 8,777,088 | +0.83% |
| 2021 | 8,704,546 | +0.77% |
| 2020 | 8,638,167 | +0.73% |
| 2019 | 8,575,280 | +0.72% |
| 2018 | 8,514,329 | +0.74% |
| 2017 | 8,451,840 | +0.94% |
| 2016 | 8,373,338 | +1.10% |
| 2015 | 8,282,396 | +1.14% |
| 2014 | 8,188,649 | +1.23% |
| 2013 | 8,089,346 | +1.16% |
| 2012 | 7,996,861 | +1.07% |
| 2011 | 7,912,398 | +1.12% |
| 2010 | 7,824,909 | +1.05% |
| 2009 | 7,743,831 | +1.26% |
| 2008 | 7,647,675 | +1.28% |
| 2007 | 7,551,117 | +0.90% |
| 2006 | 7,483,934 | +0.63% |
| 2005 | 7,437,115 | +0.64% |
| 2004 | 7,389,625 | +0.69% |
| 2003 | 7,339,001 | +0.74% |
| 2002 | 7,284,753 | +0.76% |
| 2001 | 7,229,854 | +0.63% |
| 2000 | 7,184,250 | +0.56% |
| 1999 | 7,143,991 | +0.48% |
| 1998 | 7,110,001 | +0.30% |
| 1997 | 7,088,906 | +0.24% |
| 1996 | 7,071,850 | +0.44% |
| 1995 | 7,040,687 | +0.67% |
| 1994 | 6,993,795 | +0.80% |
| 1993 | 6,938,265 | +0.91% |
| 1992 | 6,875,364 | +1.11% |
| 1991 | 6,799,978 | +1.26% |
| 1990 | 6,715,519 | +1.03% |
| 1989 | 6,646,912 | +0.81% |
| 1988 | 6,593,386 | +0.74% |
| 1987 | 6,545,106 | +0.63% |
| 1986 | 6,504,124 | +0.52% |
| 1985 | 6,470,365 | +0.44% |
| 1984 | 6,441,865 | +0.36% |
| 1983 | 6,418,773 | +0.43% |
| 1982 | 6,391,309 | +0.59% |
| 1981 | 6,354,074 | +0.55% |
| 1980 | 6,319,408 | +0.40% |
| 1979 | 6,294,365 | +0.20% |
| 1978 | 6,281,738 | +0.01% |
| 1977 | 6,281,174 | -0.34% |
| 1976 | 6,302,504 | -0.57% |
| 1975 | 6,338,632 | -0.04% |
| 1974 | 6,341,405 | +0.54% |
| 1973 | 6,307,347 | +0.74% |
| 1972 | 6,260,956 | +0.77% |
| 1971 | 6,213,399 | +0.53% |
| 1970 | 6,180,877 | +0.73% |
| 1969 | 6,136,387 | +1.13% |
| 1968 | 6,067,714 | +1.27% |
| 1967 | 5,991,785 | +1.25% |
| 1966 | 5,918,002 | +1.05% |
| 1965 | 5,856,472 | +1.16% |
| 1964 | 5,789,228 | +1.67% |
| 1963 | 5,694,247 | +2.16% |
| 1962 | 5,573,815 | +2.57% |
| 1961 | 5,434,294 | +2.00% |
| 1960 | 5,327,827 | — |
Demographics of Switzerland
Ethnic groups
Swiss 69.2%, German 4.2%, Italian 3.2%, Portuguese 2.5%, French 2.1%, Kosovan 1.1%, Turkish 1%, other 16.7% (2020 est.)
Languages
German (or Swiss German) (official) 62.1%, French (official) 22.8%, Italian (official) 8%, English 5.7%, Portuguese 3.5%, Albanian 3.3%, Serbo-Croatian 2.3%, Spanish 2.3%, Romansh (official) 0.5%, other 7.9% (2019 est.)
Religions
Roman Catholic 34.4%, Protestant 22.5%, other Christian 5.7%, Muslim 5.4%, other 1.5%, none 29.4%, unspecified 1.1% (2020 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 74.2% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
Switzerland and its neighbours
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).