Population density in Switzerland
Switzerland had 227.9 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Switzerland, 2024
227.9
Change from 2023
+1.3%
World, 2023
62.1 people per km²
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
105.2 people per km²
Position in 2024
61st of 214
Population density in Switzerland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 227.9 people per km² | – |
| 2023 | 225.0 people per km² | 62.1 people per km² |
| 2022 | 222.2 people per km² | 61.6 people per km² |
| 2021 | 220.3 people per km² | 61.0 people per km² |
| 2020 | 218.6 people per km² | 60.4 people per km² |
| 2019 | 217.0 people per km² | 59.8 people per km² |
| 2018 | 215.5 people per km² | 59.2 people per km² |
| 2017 | 213.9 people per km² | 58.6 people per km² |
| 2016 | 211.9 people per km² | 57.9 people per km² |
| 2015 | 209.6 people per km² | 57.3 people per km² |
| 2014 | 207.3 people per km² | 56.6 people per km² |
| 2013 | 204.7 people per km² | 55.9 people per km² |
| 2012 | 202.4 people per km² | 55.2 people per km² |
| 2011 | 200.2 people per km² | 55.6 people per km² |
| 2010 | 198.0 people per km² | 54.9 people per km² |
| 2009 | 196.0 people per km² | 54.3 people per km² |
| 2008 | 193.5 people per km² | 53.6 people per km² |
| 2007 | 191.1 people per km² | 52.9 people per km² |
| 2006 | 189.4 people per km² | 52.3 people per km² |
| 2005 | 188.2 people per km² | 51.6 people per km² |
| 2004 | 187.0 people per km² | 51.0 people per km² |
| 2003 | 185.7 people per km² | 50.4 people per km² |
| 2002 | 184.3 people per km² | 49.7 people per km² |
| 2001 | 182.9 people per km² | 49.1 people per km² |
| 2000 | 181.8 people per km² | 48.4 people per km² |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.3% from 225.0 people per km² in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 207.3 people per km², the figure has changed by +10.0%.
- Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Switzerland has the 61st highest value.
More for Switzerland
All statistics for Switzerland
Population
9,092,436 people
2025 · World Bank
Urban population share
85.7%
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
9,051,029 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
9,051,029 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
8.6p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
7.9p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat