Switzerland - Population in largest city

Population in largest city

The value for Population in largest city in Switzerland was 1,407,572 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 61 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,407,572 in 2021 and a minimum value of 535,471 in 1960.

Definition: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 535,471
1961 546,473
1962 562,653
1963 579,311
1964 596,487
1965 614,123
1966 632,305
1967 651,026
1968 670,328
1969 690,147
1970 710,580
1971 718,557
1972 717,235
1973 715,920
1974 714,605
1975 713,293
1976 711,982
1977 710,676
1978 709,371
1979 708,068
1980 706,766
1981 721,451
1982 748,589
1983 776,748
1984 806,007
1985 836,284
1986 867,741
1987 900,382
1988 934,299
1989 969,394
1990 1,005,859
1991 1,027,960
1992 1,038,718
1993 1,049,558
1994 1,060,527
1995 1,071,610
1996 1,082,824
1997 1,094,125
1998 1,105,559
1999 1,117,113
2000 1,128,804
2001 1,140,845
2002 1,153,230
2003 1,165,750
2004 1,178,424
2005 1,191,200
2006 1,204,132
2007 1,217,204
2008 1,230,437
2009 1,243,777
2010 1,257,280
2011 1,270,929
2012 1,284,746
2013 1,298,675
2014 1,312,774
2015 1,327,026
2016 1,341,453
2017 1,356,037
2018 1,370,779
2019 1,383,092
2020 1,395,356
2021 1,407,572

Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Switzerland was 21.88 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 21.92 in 2007, while its lowest value was 14.11 in 1962.

Definition: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 14.17
1961 14.12
1962 14.11
1963 14.16
1964 14.29
1965 14.48
1966 14.70
1967 14.89
1968 15.08
1969 15.29
1970 15.57
1971 15.63
1972 15.47
1973 15.32
1974 15.20
1975 15.16
1976 15.21
1977 15.22
1978 15.18
1979 15.12
1980 15.02
1981 15.25
1982 15.74
1983 16.28
1984 16.84
1985 17.41
1986 17.99
1987 18.56
1988 19.14
1989 19.71
1990 20.26
1991 20.46
1992 20.47
1993 20.51
1994 20.57
1995 20.66
1996 20.80
1997 20.99
1998 21.16
1999 21.29
2000 21.41
2001 21.51
2002 21.57
2003 21.63
2004 21.71
2005 21.80
2006 21.89
2007 21.92
2008 21.87
2009 21.83
2010 21.83
2011 21.81
2012 21.81
2013 21.79
2014 21.75
2015 21.73
2016 21.73
2017 21.75
2018 21.82
2019 21.84
2020 21.86
2021 21.88

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization