Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Switzerland
Switzerland: Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population was 11.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Switzerland, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Switzerland is 11.9, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Switzerland peaked at 12.1 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.1, in 2010.
That places Switzerland 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9.1 | — |
| 2008 | 9 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.2 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 7.1 | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 8 | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 10.5 | +31.2% |
| 2013 | 12.1 | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 9.7 | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 10.8 | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 11.9 | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 10.1 | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 10.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.2 | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 9.3 | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 7.3 | -21.5% |
| 2022 | 7.8 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 11.4 | +46.2% |
| 2024 | 11.9 | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.77 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.85 | 7.1 | 12.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.54 | 7.3 | 11.9 | 5 |
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More population data for Switzerland
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.0595 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 9,754 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4828 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1371 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.046 (2100)
- Population density 230.99 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 392,499 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.046 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Switzerland?
- Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Switzerland was 11.9 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1 in 2013.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1 in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
- Switzerland ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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