Urban population growth in Switzerland
The urban population of Switzerland changed by 1.27% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2012.
Switzerland, 2025
1.27%
Change from 2024
−0.36percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
0.69%
Position in 2025
108th of 217
Urban population growth in Switzerland over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.27% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 1.63% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 1.58% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 1.68% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 3.00% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 2.65% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 2.57% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 2.49% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 2.54% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 2.49% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 2.29% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 2.06% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 1.64% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 1.20% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 1.17% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 1.09% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 1.28% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 1.30% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 0.92% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 0.65% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 0.67% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 0.72% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 0.79% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 0.82% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 0.73% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.36 percentage points from 1.63% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.29%, the figure has changed by −1.02 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Switzerland has the 108th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Switzerland
All statistics for Switzerland
Urban population share
85.7%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.96%
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