Switzerland - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Switzerland was 8,636,561 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,636,561 in 2020 and a minimum value of 5,327,827 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 5,327,827
1961 5,434,294
1962 5,573,815
1963 5,694,247
1964 5,789,228
1965 5,856,472
1966 5,918,002
1967 5,991,785
1968 6,067,714
1969 6,136,387
1970 6,180,877
1971 6,213,399
1972 6,260,956
1973 6,307,347
1974 6,341,405
1975 6,338,632
1976 6,302,504
1977 6,281,174
1978 6,281,738
1979 6,294,365
1980 6,319,408
1981 6,354,074
1982 6,391,309
1983 6,418,773
1984 6,441,865
1985 6,470,365
1986 6,504,124
1987 6,545,106
1988 6,593,386
1989 6,646,912
1990 6,715,519
1991 6,799,978
1992 6,875,364
1993 6,938,265
1994 6,993,795
1995 7,040,687
1996 7,071,850
1997 7,088,906
1998 7,110,001
1999 7,143,991
2000 7,184,250
2001 7,229,854
2002 7,284,753
2003 7,339,001
2004 7,389,625
2005 7,437,115
2006 7,483,934
2007 7,551,117
2008 7,647,675
2009 7,743,831
2010 7,824,909
2011 7,912,398
2012 7,996,861
2013 8,089,346
2014 8,188,649
2015 8,282,396
2016 8,373,338
2017 8,451,840
2018 8,514,329
2019 8,575,280
2020 8,636,561

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Switzerland was 4,351,871 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,351,871 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,747,151 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,747,151
1961 2,799,549
1962 2,868,550
1963 2,927,447
1964 2,973,193
1965 3,004,820
1966 3,033,632
1967 3,068,866
1968 3,105,531
1969 3,139,086
1970 3,161,046
1971 3,177,743
1972 3,202,891
1973 3,228,022
1974 3,247,167
1975 3,247,553
1976 3,230,916
1977 3,221,914
1978 3,223,974
1979 3,231,790
1980 3,245,344
1981 3,263,094
1982 3,281,459
1983 3,294,309
1984 3,304,697
1985 3,317,869
1986 3,333,788
1987 3,353,427
1988 3,376,891
1989 3,403,194
1990 3,437,405
1991 3,479,955
1992 3,518,090
1993 3,550,005
1994 3,578,255
1995 3,602,110
1996 3,617,905
1997 3,626,449
1998 3,636,992
1999 3,654,041
2000 3,674,151
2001 3,696,880
2002 3,724,183
2003 3,750,766
2004 3,774,846
2005 3,796,494
2006 3,816,924
2007 3,846,987
2008 3,891,454
2009 3,935,497
2010 3,971,919
2011 4,011,709
2012 4,050,081
2013 4,092,758
2014 4,139,234
2015 4,183,323
2016 4,226,492
2017 4,263,869
2018 4,293,531
2019 4,322,594
2020 4,351,871

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Switzerland was 50.39 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.56 in 1960, while its lowest value was 50.39 in 2020.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 51.56
1961 51.52
1962 51.46
1963 51.41
1964 51.36
1965 51.31
1966 51.26
1967 51.22
1968 51.18
1969 51.16
1970 51.14
1971 51.14
1972 51.16
1973 51.18
1974 51.21
1975 51.23
1976 51.26
1977 51.29
1978 51.32
1979 51.34
1980 51.36
1981 51.35
1982 51.34
1983 51.32
1984 51.30
1985 51.28
1986 51.26
1987 51.24
1988 51.22
1989 51.20
1990 51.19
1991 51.18
1992 51.17
1993 51.17
1994 51.16
1995 51.16
1996 51.16
1997 51.16
1998 51.15
1999 51.15
2000 51.14
2001 51.13
2002 51.12
2003 51.11
2004 51.08
2005 51.05
2006 51.00
2007 50.95
2008 50.88
2009 50.82
2010 50.76
2011 50.70
2012 50.65
2013 50.59
2014 50.55
2015 50.51
2016 50.48
2017 50.45
2018 50.43
2019 50.41
2020 50.39

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Switzerland was 4,284,690 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,284,690 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,580,676 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,580,676
1961 2,634,745
1962 2,705,265
1963 2,766,800
1964 2,816,035
1965 2,851,652
1966 2,884,370
1967 2,922,919
1968 2,962,183
1969 2,997,301
1970 3,019,831
1971 3,035,656
1972 3,058,065
1973 3,079,325
1974 3,094,238
1975 3,091,079
1976 3,071,588
1977 3,059,260
1978 3,057,764
1979 3,062,575
1980 3,074,064
1981 3,090,980
1982 3,109,850
1983 3,124,464
1984 3,137,168
1985 3,152,496
1986 3,170,336
1987 3,191,679
1988 3,216,495
1989 3,243,718
1990 3,278,114
1991 3,320,023
1992 3,357,274
1993 3,388,260
1994 3,415,540
1995 3,438,577
1996 3,453,945
1997 3,462,457
1998 3,473,009
1999 3,489,950
2000 3,510,099
2001 3,532,974
2002 3,560,570
2003 3,588,235
2004 3,614,779
2005 3,640,621
2006 3,667,010
2007 3,704,130
2008 3,756,221
2009 3,808,334
2010 3,852,990
2011 3,900,689
2012 3,946,780
2013 3,996,588
2014 4,049,415
2015 4,099,073
2016 4,146,846
2017 4,187,971
2018 4,220,798
2019 4,252,686
2020 4,284,690

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Switzerland was 49.61 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.61 in 2020, while its lowest value was 48.44 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 48.44
1961 48.48
1962 48.54
1963 48.59
1964 48.64
1965 48.69
1966 48.74
1967 48.78
1968 48.82
1969 48.84
1970 48.86
1971 48.86
1972 48.84
1973 48.82
1974 48.79
1975 48.77
1976 48.74
1977 48.71
1978 48.68
1979 48.66
1980 48.64
1981 48.65
1982 48.66
1983 48.68
1984 48.70
1985 48.72
1986 48.74
1987 48.76
1988 48.78
1989 48.80
1990 48.81
1991 48.82
1992 48.83
1993 48.83
1994 48.84
1995 48.84
1996 48.84
1997 48.84
1998 48.85
1999 48.85
2000 48.86
2001 48.87
2002 48.88
2003 48.89
2004 48.92
2005 48.95
2006 49.00
2007 49.05
2008 49.12
2009 49.18
2010 49.24
2011 49.30
2012 49.35
2013 49.41
2014 49.45
2015 49.49
2016 49.52
2017 49.55
2018 49.57
2019 49.59
2020 49.61

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population