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Switzerland vs East Timor: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Switzerland
1.03 million people
in 2050
East Timor
981,162 people
in 2050
Switzerland rank
120th
East Timor rank
122nd

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Switzerland
  • East Timor
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1.03 million people against 981,162 people in East Timor, a difference of 44,258 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Switzerland ahead.

Switzerland ranks 120th and East Timor ranks 122nd of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 42 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland East Timor Difference Ahead
1000s 300,000 people 33,610 people 266,390 people Switzerland
1100s 400,000 people 42,012 people 357,988 people Switzerland
1200s 500,000 people 52,513 people 447,487 people Switzerland
1300s 800,000 people 65,636 people 734,364 people Switzerland
1400s 595,847 people 82,025 people 513,822 people Switzerland
1500s 781,014 people 102,456 people 678,558 people Switzerland
1600s 975,279 people 127,788 people 847,491 people Switzerland
1700s 1.21 million people 158,678 people 1.05 million people Switzerland
1710s 1.24 million people 161,412 people 1.08 million people Switzerland
1720s 1.27 million people 164,225 people 1.11 million people Switzerland
1730s 1.30 million people 167,069 people 1.13 million people Switzerland
1740s 1.33 million people 169,943 people 1.16 million people Switzerland
1750s 1.36 million people 172,846 people 1.19 million people Switzerland
1760s 1.39 million people 175,773 people 1.22 million people Switzerland
1770s 1.42 million people 178,723 people 1.24 million people Switzerland
1780s 1.45 million people 181,693 people 1.27 million people Switzerland
1790s 1.48 million people 184,678 people 1.29 million people Switzerland
1800s 1.51 million people 187,675 people 1.32 million people Switzerland
1810s 1.53 million people 190,679 people 1.34 million people Switzerland
1820s 1.69 million people 206,697 people 1.48 million people Switzerland
1830s 1.80 million people 224,002 people 1.58 million people Switzerland
1840s 1.91 million people 242,684 people 1.67 million people Switzerland
1850s 2.02 million people 262,839 people 1.76 million people Switzerland
1860s 2.08 million people 284,566 people 1.80 million people Switzerland
1870s 2.17 million people 295,649 people 1.87 million people Switzerland
1880s 2.24 million people 307,029 people 1.93 million people Switzerland
1890s 2.25 million people 318,693 people 1.94 million people Switzerland
1900s 2.47 million people 330,624 people 2.14 million people Switzerland
1910s 2.69 million people 342,798 people 2.35 million people Switzerland
1920s 2.66 million people 354,571 people 2.31 million people Switzerland
1930s 2.65 million people 366,481 people 2.29 million people Switzerland
1940s 2.61 million people 378,483 people 2.23 million people Switzerland
1950s 2.62 million people 392,471 people 2.23 million people Switzerland
1960s 2.65 million people 449,744 people 2.20 million people Switzerland
1970s 2.56 million people 511,146 people 2.05 million people Switzerland
1980s 2.30 million people 563,933 people 1.73 million people Switzerland
1990s 2.01 million people 655,944 people 1.36 million people Switzerland
2000s 1.97 million people 683,167 people 1.29 million people Switzerland
2010s 1.97 million people 841,713 people 1.13 million people Switzerland
2020s 1.31 million people 1.00 million people 304,322 people Switzerland
2030s 1.13 million people 1.08 million people 51,744 people Switzerland
2040s 1.04 million people 1.05 million people 9,264 people East Timor
2050s 1.03 million people 981,162 people 44,258 people Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Switzerland or East Timor?
Switzerland, at 1.03 million people against 981,162 people in East Timor as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Switzerland and East Timor?
44,258 people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and East Timor?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Switzerland and East Timor rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Switzerland ranks 120th and East Timor ranks 122nd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.