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Population in Switzerland

Switzerland: Population was 8.87 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
8.87 million people
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
100th
of 238 countries
All-time high
8.87 million people
in 2023
All-time low
300,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Switzerland, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Switzerland stood at 8.87 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Switzerland peaked at 8.87 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 300,000 people, in 1000.

Switzerland ranks 100th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 300,000 people 300,000 people 300,000 people 1
1100s 400,000 people 400,000 people 400,000 people 1
1200s 500,000 people 500,000 people 500,000 people 1
1300s 800,000 people 800,000 people 800,000 people 1
1400s 600,000 people 600,000 people 600,000 people 1
1500s 800,000 people 800,000 people 800,000 people 1
1600s 1.00 million people 1.00 million people 1.00 million people 1
1700s 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1
1710s 1.29 million people 1.29 million people 1.29 million people 1
1720s 1.32 million people 1.32 million people 1.32 million people 1
1730s 1.36 million people 1.36 million people 1.36 million people 1
1740s 1.40 million people 1.40 million people 1.40 million people 1
1750s 1.44 million people 1.44 million people 1.44 million people 1
1760s 1.48 million people 1.48 million people 1.48 million people 1
1770s 1.52 million people 1.52 million people 1.52 million people 1
1780s 1.57 million people 1.57 million people 1.57 million people 1
1790s 1.61 million people 1.61 million people 1.61 million people 1
1800s 1.80 million people 1.75 million people 1.85 million people 10
1810s 1.92 million people 1.86 million people 1.97 million people 10
1820s 2.04 million people 1.99 million people 2.09 million people 10
1830s 2.15 million people 2.10 million people 2.21 million people 10
1840s 2.29 million people 2.22 million people 2.36 million people 10
1850s 2.44 million people 2.38 million people 2.50 million people 10
1860s 2.57 million people 2.51 million people 2.64 million people 10
1870s 2.73 million people 2.66 million people 2.82 million people 10
1880s 2.89 million people 2.83 million people 2.94 million people 10
1890s 3.10 million people 2.96 million people 3.26 million people 10
1900s 3.49 million people 3.30 million people 3.68 million people 10
1910s 3.79 million people 3.71 million people 3.85 million people 10
1920s 3.95 million people 3.87 million people 4.02 million people 10
1930s 4.12 million people 4.04 million people 4.20 million people 10
1940s 4.43 million people 4.23 million people 4.64 million people 10
1950s 4.97 million people 4.69 million people 5.26 million people 10
1960s 5.78 million people 5.33 million people 6.14 million people 10
1970s 6.28 million people 6.18 million people 6.34 million people 10
1980s 6.47 million people 6.32 million people 6.65 million people 10
1990s 6.98 million people 6.71 million people 7.14 million people 10
2000s 7.42 million people 7.18 million people 7.74 million people 10
2010s 8.22 million people 7.83 million people 8.58 million people 10
2020s 8.75 million people 8.64 million people 8.87 million people 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 97 Israel 9.26 million people compare
  2. 98 Austria 9.13 million people compare
  3. 99 Belarus 9.12 million people compare
  4. 101 Sierra Leone 8.46 million people compare
  5. 102 Togo 8.22 million people compare
  6. 103 Laos 7.67 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Switzerland?
Population in Switzerland was 8.87 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 8.87 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 300,000 people in 1000.
How does Switzerland rank for population?
Switzerland ranks 100th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.