Census based on population register recently completed in Switzerland
Switzerland: Census based on population register recently completed was 1 in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Census based on population register recently completed in Switzerland, 1750–2015
Source: Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for census based on population register recently completed in Switzerland is 1, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 266 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, census based on population register recently completed in Switzerland peaked at 1 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1750.
Switzerland ranks 1st of 67 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1760s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1770s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More population data for Switzerland
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 392,499 people (2100)
- Population density 230.99 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.29 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 196,167 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.29 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.29 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is census based on population register recently completed in Switzerland?
- Census based on population register recently completed in Switzerland was 1 in 2015, according to Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest census based on population register recently completed recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2010.
- What is the lowest census based on population register recently completed recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1750.
- How does Switzerland rank for census based on population register recently completed?
- Switzerland ranks 1st out of 67 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Census based on population register recently completed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A modern census is defined as a census that meets four requirements: universality, well-defined territory, simultaneity, and individual enumeration.. Population registers are state agencies that keep detailed and permanently updated records of every person in the territory.