Population estimates and projections in Switzerland
Switzerland had an estimated population of 8,870,561 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Switzerland, 2023 (latest estimate)
8,870,561
Change from 2022
+0.9%
Projection for 2030
9,130,292 people
Projection for 2050
9,342,586 people
Projection for 2100
9,126,132 people
Position in 2023
100th of 216
Population estimates and projections in Switzerland over time
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Switzerland
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 9,126,132 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 9,096,329 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 9,080,418 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 9,083,854 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 9,110,194 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 9,142,534 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 9,187,370 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 9,233,898 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 9,287,263 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 9,326,971 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 9,342,586 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 9,315,498 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 9,276,178 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 9,224,225 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 9,130,292 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 8,967,408 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 8,870,561 people |
| 2022 | 8,792,182 people |
| 2021 | 8,707,024 people |
| 2020 | 8,640,582 people |
| 2019 | 8,577,524 people |
| 2018 | 8,516,344 people |
| 2017 | 8,453,628 people |
| 2016 | 8,374,901 people |
| 2015 | 8,283,934 people |
| 2014 | 8,190,236 people |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9% from 8,792,182 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 8,091,202 people, the figure has changed by +9.6%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Switzerland has the 100th highest value.
More for Switzerland
All statistics for Switzerland
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
Total fertility rate
1.29 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat
Population aged 65 and over
19.5%
2025 · Eurostat