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Switzerland

Population

9,019,437

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
100th
Share of world
0.11%
Annual change
+40,3910.68%

Population of Switzerland

4M6M8M10M12M14M16M18M95% prediction intervalProjected peak20269M2050 projection9.3M↑ 4% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 9,019,437. 2050 projection: 9,342,586.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Switzerland. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20269,007,7980.68%100
20258,967,4070.75%101
20208,640,5820.74%101
20198,577,5240.72%100
20188,516,3440.74%99
20178,453,6280.94%99
20158,283,9341.15%99
20107,825,7531.04%95
20057,431,8230.68%97
20007,184,0070.40%94

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Zurich is home to 444,078 people, 4.93% of Switzerland's population.

City population400K200K70K
Zurich 444.1KGeneva 211.7KBasel 179.5KLausanne 147.3KBern 139.6KWinterthur 123.6KLuzern 88.1KSt. Gallen 80.2KLugano 64.3KBiel (Bienne) 57.8K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Zurich444.1K4.93%
2Geneva211.7K2.35%
3Basel179.5K1.99%
4Lausanne147.3K1.63%
5Bern139.6K1.55%
6Winterthur123.6K1.37%
7Luzern88.1K0.98%
8St. Gallen80.2K0.89%
9Lugano64.3K0.71%
10Biel (Bienne)57.8K0.64%

Switzerland by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Switzerland is home to an estimated 9,019,437 people, the 100th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Switzerland has a net population change of approximately 103 people per day, driven by 221 births, 211 deaths, and net immigration of 93 people.
Share of world
Switzerland makes up 0.11% of the world's population and 1.21% of Europe's.
Density
228.0 people per km² of land (590.4 per mi²), ranking 70th among countries and territories.
Urban living
85.73% of people live in urban areas.

Switzerland Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 479100+ years, female: 1,83795–99 years, male: 5,46395–99 years, female: 14,67390–94 years, male: 26,34790–94 years, female: 51,50785–89 years, male: 66,89685–89 years, female: 101,79180–84 years, male: 128,89680–84 years, female: 162,53875–79 years, male: 170,73375–79 years, female: 199,55870–74 years, male: 201,03870–74 years, female: 221,57465–69 years, male: 260,25565–69 years, female: 267,48760–64 years, male: 324,38160–64 years, female: 321,83855–59 years, male: 326,81855–59 years, female: 326,27250–54 years, male: 304,11550–54 years, female: 302,20545–49 years, male: 309,54745–49 years, female: 305,67440–44 years, male: 322,24440–44 years, female: 316,28935–39 years, male: 323,47635–39 years, female: 315,81230–34 years, male: 294,04730–34 years, female: 283,82825–29 years, male: 258,82225–29 years, female: 242,86920–24 years, male: 237,84820–24 years, female: 225,15215–19 years, male: 231,92015–19 years, female: 220,28710–14 years, male: 234,33610–14 years, female: 221,2115–9 years, male: 232,4865–9 years, female: 220,9040–4 years, male: 217,3250–4 years, female: 207,027100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4100K100K200K200K300K300K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

44.2 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

84.4 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.71%

Female

50.29%

Life expectancy 82.5Life expectancy 86.2

Ethnicity

69.2%

Swiss

  • Swiss69.2%
  • Other17.3%
  • German4.2%
  • Italian3.2%
  • Portuguese2.5%
  • French2.1%
  • Kosovar1.1%
  • Unspecified0.4%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2021 est.

data represent permanent and non-permanent resident population by country of birth

Religion

34.4%

Roman Catholic, the largest religion

  • Roman Catholic34.4%
  • None29.4%
  • Protestant22.5%
  • Other Christian5.7%
  • Muslim5.4%
  • Other1.5%
  • Unspecified1.1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2019 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Switzerland United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. GeoNames - Locations used in the city population map.
  5. Federal Statistical Office
  6. Federal Statistical Office