This statistic shows the growth of Switzerland's population from 2013 to 2023, in comparison to the previous year. In 2023, Switzerland's population grew by approximately 1.26 percent compared to the previous year. See Switzerland's population figures for comparison. The Swiss population The Swiss population has been growing at a steady rate for the past few years; in general the country has experienced around a one percent population growth rate since the 1970s. Between 2004 and 2007, population growth was slightly below one percent, but has rebounded since then. This growth is supported by immigration, as the fertility rate is well below the replacement rate. The country’s strong and stable economy and the free movement of people within the European Union has helped attract foreigners. In 2015, the population of Switzerland was around 8.25 million and its foreign-born population amounted to 2.26 million people that same year, meaning that around 1 out of every four people in Switzerland are of foreign origin. But even if you are born in Switzerland, you are not automatically granted Swiss nationality, and many people who are of “foreign” origin were actually born in Switzerland but keep the nationality of their parents or do not go through what can be a lengthy process to obtain Swiss nationality. Another characteristic of the Swiss population is that Swiss people are getting older. Due to its high standard of living, Switzerland has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, and the median age of the population is now estimated at 42.3 years.

In 1800, the region of present-day Switzerland had a population of approximately 1.8 million people. This figure would grow steadily throughout the 19th century, as political and religious grievances gave way to a united federation, whose economic policies saw Switzerland emerge as one of Europe's most prosperous and stable countries. Growth boomed between 1890 and 1910, as industrialization would see significant economic growth and migration to the country. While Switzerland’s neutrality in both World Wars would prevent the mass fatalities experienced across the rest of Europe during the early 20th century, Switzerland’s population would nevertheless stagnate in both the First and Second World War and in the Great Depression in the 1930s, as the economic turmoil and conflict abroad would halt the migration that had previously driven population growth.

Following the end of the Second World War, growth would resume and would rise steadily until the late 1970s, before an economic recession saw the population fall again as workers migrated in search of employment elsewhere. However, population growth has steadily risen since the 1980s, reaching seven million in the mid-1990s and eight million in 2012. Today, with a population of 8.7 million, Switzerland is ranked among the wealthiest and most developed nations in the world, with very high standards of living.

Switzerland Population: Agglomerations: Zurich data was reported at 1,369.041 Person th in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,354.140 Person th for 2016. Switzerland Population: Agglomerations: Zurich data is updated yearly, averaging 1,147.428 Person th from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,369.041 Person th in 2017 and a record low of 1,043.170 Person th in 1991. Switzerland Population: Agglomerations: Zurich data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Swiss Federal Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.G001: Population.

Population density of Zurich rose by 1.20% from 915.8 persons per sq. km in 2018 to 926.8 persons per sq. km in 2019. Since the 3.83% upward trend in 2013, population density leapt by 7.98% in 2019.

Graph and download economic data for Population Estimate, Total, Hispanic or Latino (5-year estimate) in Switzerland County, IN (B03002012E018155) from 2009 to 2023 about Switzerland County, IN; IN; latino; hispanic; estimate; persons; 5-year; population; and USA.

This statistic shows the ten biggest cities in Switzerland, as of 2020, by number of inhabitants. In 2020, Zurich was Switzerland's most-populous city with approximately 421,878 inhabitants. See Switzerland's population figures for comparison.

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Geneve, Switzerland metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.

As of October 2023, approximately 11.94 thousand Japanese residents were registered in Switzerland, the second highest amount of the past decade. The number gradually increased throughout the surveyed period, starting at about 10.17 thousand residents in 2014.The statistic, which is based on the information gathered by Japanese diplomatic missions abroad, does not include descendants of Japanese emigrants (nikkeijin) who do not hold Japanese citizenship. People with multiple citizenship are counted.

This dataset represents per day the percent change in population density in key places of Switzerland (Bern, Gurten Park; Bern, train station; Geneva, La Rade; Lausanne, Parc de Milan; Zurich, train station) compared to a baseline during the Covid-19 crisis from February 7th, 2020 to June 1st, 2020. The baseline is the median value of the same day of the week between January 3rd, 2020 and February 6th, 2020.Example: on Tuesday, February 11th we noticed a change of -28.53% in Gurten Park which means a decrease of population density of 28.53% compared to the median value of Tuesdays between January 3rd, 2020 and February 6th, 2020. Data protection: In order to obtain information on the travel activities, the approximate mobility of Swisscom SIM cards for a region (e.g. a canton) within a certain period of time is used. The information that is generated in the mobile network for technical reasons is automatically anonymised immediately after it is generated and is then processed in aggregated form for analysis. The data is completely anonymised and aggregated, i.e. only recognisable as a group value. This means that no conclusions can be drawn about individuals or individual movement profiles. The provisions of the Swiss Data Protection Act and the ethical principles that Swisscom follows in the use of data are complied with in full.To learn more, please visit http://swisscom.ch/mip

UNICEF's country profile for Switzerland, including under-five mortality rates, child health, education and sanitation data.

Key information about Switzerland Unemployment Rate

• Switzerland Unemployment Rate increased to 4.44% in Dec 2024, from the previously reported figure of 4.29% in Nov 2024.
• Switzerland Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 1991 to Dec 2024, with an average rate of 4.13%.
• The data reached an all-time high of 5.91% in Feb 2021 and a record low of 1.53% in Jan 1991.
• The data is reported by reported by Swiss Federal Statistical Office.
• In the latest reports, Switzerland Population reached 8.96 million people in Dec 2023.

As of January 2025, there were 4.13 million Instagram users in Switzerland, accounting for 46 percent of the population. Women made up 51.8 percent of Instagram's user base in the country, and its largest audience was users aged between 25 and 34 years.

Hospital Beds in Switzerland decreased to 4.43 per 1000 people in 2021 from 4.48 per 1000 people in 2020. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Switzerland Hospital Beds.

Key information about Switzerland Monthly Earnings

• Switzerland Monthly Earnings stood at 6,641 USD in Dec 2023, compared with the previous figure of 6,117 USD in Dec 2022
• Switzerland Monthly Earnings data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1991 to Dec 2023, with an average number of 4,514 USD
• The data reached the an all-time high of 6,641 USD in Dec 2023 and a record low of 2,790 USD in Dec 1991

CEIC calculates Monthly Earnings from Gross Median Annual Earnings divided by 12 and converts it into USD. Swiss Federal Statistical Office provides Gross Median Annual Earnings in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Monthly Earnings include employees' earnings only and exclude self-employed persons, family workers and apprentices.


Further information about Switzerland Monthly Earnings

• In the latest reports, Switzerland Population reached 9 million people in Dec 2022
• Unemployment Rate of Switzerland dropped to 4 % in Mar 2024
• The country's Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 67 % in Mar 2024

Description of the Addiction Monitoring project

Addiction Monitoring in Switzerland is an epidemiological monitoring system that was commissioned by the Federal Office of Public Health. It was designed to collect and disseminate information on the behaviour of the resident Swiss population in relation to psychoactive substances (tobacco, alcohol, illegal drugs and medication) and the associated risks (dependency, health damage and psychosocial problems).

The monitoring process comprised three parts: - An inventory of the data available in Switzerland on dependence - A continuous rolling survey of members of the public - A module related to young people’s consumption when they go out at the weekend.

Addiction Monitoring in Switzerland was delivered jointly by Sucht Schweiz/Addiction Suisse in Lausanne, the University Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (Institut universitaire de médecine sociale et préventive, IUMSP) in Lausanne, the Swiss Research Institute for Public Health and Addiction (ISGF) in Zurich and the Social and Market Research Institute (ISBF Switzerland) in Zurich.

The main component of Addiction Monitoring in Switzerland was a continuous rolling survey of addictive behaviours and related risks conducted among members of the public between January 2011 and December 2016. The survey’s aim was to fill gaps in the data on the development of addictive behaviour available in Switzerland. For this purpose, each year around 11,000 people age 15 or over resident in Switzerland were contacted by phone (landline and mobile) for an interview of around 25 minutes. Participation in the survey was voluntary, and the data were treated anonymously and in confidence in line with the data protection requirements.

926,8 (persons per sq. km) in 2019.

The biggest worry for people in Switzerland in 2023 was health insurance premiums, with 56 percent of people citing this as their largest concern. Climate change, pensions, and the relationship between Switzerland and the EU rounded off the top four concerns. Climate change Climate change ranked as the second leading worry for the Swiss. Around 71 percent of people worldwide belief that their region will be severely affected by global warming in the next ten years. In some cases, this could even impact livelihoods, especially those in fields like agriculture or tourism, if the change in weather is drastic enough. Politically, global warming has been a hotly contested topic over the past few years, with some politicians denying its existence entirely and others desperately trying to reverse the damage already done to the planet. The climate crisis has also been ranked as the most severe global risk the world will face in ten years, according to more than 1,500 experts in academia, business, and politics. This highlights the seriousness of the problem and suggests that it will still be causing stress for the population in years to come. Stress and anxiety Climate change and environmental issues are some of the most important problems causing worry and anxiety in Switzerland.

Abstract

National Nutrition Survey menuCH

Nutrition and physical activity directly affect health and quality of life. But what do people living in Switzerland usually eat and drink? The National Nutrition Survey menuCH pursued these questions and collected data concerning nutrition and physical activity behaviors of the Swiss population.

menuCH inquired men and women aged between 18 and 75 years living in the German, French or Italian parts of Switzerland, about what they ate the previous day (i.e., 24-hour dietary recall) and their eating and drinking habits but also about their physical activity. Anthropometric measurements were taken in addition. Survey participation was voluntary.

menuCH inquired 2000 participants in 10 study centers. The study centers were located all over Switzerland so that most participants could reach them within reasonable time. The survey took place between January 2014 and February 2015.

Aims

„What and how much do people living in Switzerland usually eat and drink, when and where?” With this and other questions regarding eating and drinking habits, it should possible to...

• evaluate better the nutrition situation;

• keep high and improve food safety;

• detect faster possible risks associated with food;

• verify and adapt if necessary the present dietary recommendations;

• improve the food range and composition;

• develop and implement effective nutrition strategies and measures to promote health and quality of life;

• support research and development in the fields of nutrition, food and behavior sciences with up-to-date and nationally representative data.

For more information see : https://www.blv.admin.ch/blv/de/home/lebensmittel-und-ernaehrung/ernaehrung/menuCH.html (German) https://www.blv.admin.ch/blv/fr/home/lebensmittel-und-ernaehrung/ernaehrung/menuCH.html (French) https://www.blv.admin.ch/blv/it/home/lebensmittel-und-ernaehrung/ernaehrung/menuCH.html (Italian)

The list of publications on menuCH data can be found under the following link : https://www.blv.admin.ch/blv/de/home/lebensmittel-und-ernaehrung/ernaehrung/menuCH/menuch-publikationen-daten-forschung.html

Geographic coverage

Switzerland (46° 57' N, 7° 25' E)

Analysis unit

Individuals

Universe

Food consumption of Swiss residents, male and female from three language regions, between 18 and 75 years of age

Sampling procedure

Sampling was carried out by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) using the sampling frame for individual and household surveys (SRPH, Stichprobenrahmen für Personen und Haushaltserhebungen, https://www.studydata.blv.admin.ch//catalog/4/download/87) database. The three-step sampling procedure for the survey was as follows:

1. The first stratum consisted of the seven Swiss major regions (Lake Geneva region, Midland, Northwest Switzerland, Zurich, Eastern Switzerland, Central Switzerland and Ticino*). To facilitate logistics, only the most populous cantons of each major region were considered. The number of cantons was chosen so that they represent at least half of the population of the corresponding major region (Table 1). The sampling frame of the main study consisted of participants living in the cantons of Vaud (VD), Geneva (GE), Neuchâtel (NE), Jura (JU), Berne (BE), Basel-Land (BL), Basel-Stadt (BS), Zürich (ZH), St. Gallen (SG), Aargau (AG), Luzern (LU) and Ticino (TI).
2. Source : Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Available : https://www.studydata.blv.admin.ch//catalog/4/download/90

Table 1. Major regions of Switzerland and cantons selected for menuCH https://www.studydata.blv.admin.ch//catalog/4/download/80

1. Within the first stratum, a second stratification was conducted, taking into account gender- and age groups. For each major region, the final sample aimed to achieve a comparable number of men and women, with an age group distribution comparable to the one observed within the administrative regions.
2. The 24-hour dietary recall interviews were as evenly distributed as possible throughout the week in order to capture all days of the week. The number of interviews conducted on Mondays was twice as large as for the other days, in order to cover the food consumption on Saturdays and Sundays. For participants interviewed on Mondays, the day of the interview (Saturday or Sunday) was randomly chosen.

Overall, the target was to recruit a total of 2'000 participants with two appointments/interviews each, following quotas by canton of residence (Table 2; Table 3).

Table 2. Survey sampling frame overall and by linguistic region https://www.studydata.blv.admin.ch//catalog/4/download/81

Table 3. Target number of participants by administrative region and canton of residence https://www.studydata.blv.admin.ch//catalog/4/download/82

Mode of data collection

Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]

Research instrument

Non-participant questionnaire (available here https://www.studydata.blv.admin.ch//catalog/4/download/26) A short non-participant questionnaire was applied orally by the recruiters during the contact call when it became clear that the contacted person was unwilling to participate.

Nutrition behavior and physical activity questionnaire (available in English under the documentation section of this website or in German: https://www.studydata.blv.admin.ch//catalog/4/download/14 ; French: https://www.studydata.blv.admin.ch//catalog/4/download/15 and Italian: https://www.studydata.blv.admin.ch//catalog/4/download/16)

Eating and physical activity behavior were assessed by a 49 question paper/written questionnaire available in three languages. The questionnaire has been developed by FOPH/FSVO and was pre-tested using cognitive interviews. For physical activity, the short version of the IPAQ - International Physical Activity Questionnaire - was considered. For health related questions, reference was made to questions of the Swiss Health Surveys and for diet related questions also standard questions from other nationally or internationally used questionnaires had been included. Thus, comparisons with other studies are possible. The questionnaire was amended by a selection of socio-economic and -demographic questions from the most current Swiss Health Survey 2012, with very few changes applied due to experiences from regional surveys (CoLaus and Bus santé studies). The questionnaire was sent to the participants by postal delivery together with the confirmation of the first appointment and the instruction to complete it at home and bring it to the appointment. Upon handover, the questionnaire was checked by the dietitian for completeness and clarity. At the end of the appointment the dietitian keyed the information into a central on-line database.

Cleaning operations

Data editing took place at a number of stages throughout the processing, including: a) During data entry b) Structure checking and completeness c) Secondary editing d) Structural checking of SQL and STATA data files

Sampling error estimates

See the document "Weighting strategy” available under "Technical documents” and the document "Codebooks” available under “Other materials” in the “Documentation" section. Remarks: 1. The variables “sampling_w”, “nonresponse_w” and “nonresponse_w_2rec” are given for information only. These variables should not be used for extrapolation as they correspond to intermediate steps in the calculation of the calibrated weights. 2. For extrapolation always use calibrated weights. As season and weekday influence nutrition, it is preferable to use "sw_calibrated_w" weights rather than "calibrated_w" weights. 3. The statistical program SPADE requires two 24HDR per person for usual intake analyses. For this reason the variables “calibrated_w_2rec” and “sw_calibrated_w_2rec” are provided (see chapter “Weighting for SPADE” in the document “Weighting strategy”).

Key information about Switzerland GDP Per Capita

• Switzerland Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per Capita reached 91,640.930 USD in Dec 2021, compared with 85,345.689 USD in Dec 2020.
• Switzerland GDP Per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1980 to Dec 2021, with an average number of 45,489.874 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 91,640.930 USD in Dec 2021 and a record low of 16,939.779 in Dec 1984.
• CEIC calculates annual GDP per Capita from annual Nominal GDP and annual Population and converts it into USD. State Secretariat for Economic Affairs provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Swiss Federal Statistical Office provides Population. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

Related information about Switzerland GDP Per Capita data

• In the latest reports, Switzerland GDP expanded 0.746 % YoY in Sep 2022.
• Switzerland Nominal GDP reached 200.586 USD bn in Sep 2022.
• Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 3.716 % in Sep 2022.
• Gross Savings Rate of Switzerland was measured at 34.097 % in Sep 2022.

Employment Rate in Switzerland increased to 80.60 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 80.20 percent in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Switzerland Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.