Switzerland Population Clock

Switzerland records about 217 births and 199 deaths a day. That is a natural increase of roughly 18 people per day, or about 6,575 a year before migration is counted.

Net migration runs at about 37,253 over the reported period, with more people arriving than leaving. That is equivalent to about 567% of its natural change.

If the current rate held indefinitely, Switzerland would take roughly 73 years to double in size — a projection of today's rate, not a forecast.

Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population rose from 8.37 million to 9.09 million — a gain of 719,098, or 8.6%.

With about 225 people per square kilometre, Switzerland is densely populated, roughly 3.6× the world average of 62. That ranks 26th of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Malawi and North Korea.

Switzerland covers about 39,510 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 9.09 million into that density figure.

About 85.7% of people live in urban areas, making Switzerland almost entirely urban, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 7.79 million town and city dwellers and 1.30 million living rurally.

Switzerland has an ageing population: about 14.9% are under 15 and 20.4% are 65 or older. Over-65s now outnumber under-15s, which is the classic marker of a population that has finished its demographic transition.

The total fertility rate is about 1.29 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.

Life expectancy at birth is about 84.4 years, roughly 10.9 years above the global average of 73.5.