Switzerland population
Switzerland: 9.09 million people in 2025 (9,092,436), 98th of 217 countries and areas — and 9.36 million projected for 2050.
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Where it stands
In 2025 Switzerland has 9,092,436 people, which is 0.11% of the 8.19 billion counted across the 217 countries and areas on this site. That puts it 98th by population, behind Austria and ahead of Belarus.
Since 1960
In 1960 the figure was 5,327,827. Since then the population has grown 1.71×, an average of 0.83% a year upward. It has not yet doubled since then.
The projection puts the peak in 2048 at 9,368,429, after which it declines. By 2050 the projected total is 9,364,240, 3% above the 2025 figure.
The ranking in 2050
In 2050 the projected rank is 103rd, down 5 places from 98th. Rankings move when other countries grow faster or slower, not only when Switzerland changes.
People and land
Switzerland covers 39,510 km² of land, so 2025 density is 230 people per km² — 62nd most crowded of 216 places with an area figure. At that density a square 10 km on a side holds about 23,013 people.
The fertility rate was 1.29 births per woman in 2024, below the roughly 2.1 needed to keep a population steady without migration; life expectancy at birth was 84.4 years (2024); 14.9% of people were under 15 and 20.4% were 65 or older (2025); 86% of the population lived in cities. These shape the curve above: a young population keeps growing after fertility falls, an old one starts shrinking sooner.
Its nearest neighbours in the ranking are Austria just above, with 9.21 million (1.01× as many), and Belarus just below, with 9.09 million (1× as many as Belarus has).
How the numbers are taken. Total population from the World Bank's population estimates and projections (built from United Nations and national statistics). Values to 2025 are estimates; 2026–2050 are projections that continue current fertility, mortality and migration trends. Sources and limits.