Swiss open data · Federal Statistical Office
Permanent resident population by category of citizenship and sex, 1950-2025
The latest figure is 9.1 million for 2025, up 93% since 1950 (4.7 million).
The numbers
| YEAR | VALUE |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 127 125 |
| 2024 | 9 051 029 |
| 2023 | 8 962 258 |
| 2022 | 8 815 385 |
| 2021 | 8 738 791 |
| 2020 | 8 670 300 |
| 2019 | 8 606 033 |
| 2018 | 8 544 527 |
| 2017 | 8 484 130 |
| 2016 | 8 419 550 |
| 2015 | 8 327 126 |
| 2014 | 8 237 666 |
| 2013 | 8 139 631 |
| 2012 | 8 039 060 |
| 2011 | 7 954 662 |
| 2010 | 7 870 134 |
| 2009 | 7 785 806 |
| 2008 | 7 701 856 |
| 2007 | 7 593 494 |
| 2006 | 7 508 739 |
| 2005 | 7 459 128 |
| 2004 | 7 415 102 |
| 2003 | 7 364 148 |
| 2002 | 7 313 853 |
| 2001 | 7 255 653 |
| 2000 | 7 204 055 |
| 1999 | 7 164 444 |
| 1998 | 7 123 537 |
| 1997 | 7 096 465 |
| 1996 | 7 081 346 |
| 1995 | 7 062 354 |
| 1994 | 7 019 019 |
| 1993 | 6 968 570 |
| 1992 | 6 907 959 |
| 1991 | 6 842 768 |
| 1990 | 6 750 693 |
| 1989 | 6 673 850 |
| 1988 | 6 619 973 |
| 1987 | 6 566 799 |
| 1986 | 6 523 413 |
| 1985 | 6 484 834 |
| 1984 | 6 455 896 |
| 1983 | 6 427 833 |
| 1982 | 6 409 713 |
| 1981 | 6 372 904 |
| 1980 | 6 335 243 |
| 1979 | 6 303 573 |
| 1978 | 6 285 156 |
| 1977 | 6 278 319 |
| 1976 | 6 284 029 |
| 1975 | 6 320 978 |
| 1974 | 6 356 285 |
| 1973 | 6 326 525 |
| 1972 | 6 288 168 |
| 1971 | 6 233 744 |
| 1970 | 6 193 064 |
| 1969 | 6 168 700 |
| 1968 | 6 104 074 |
| 1967 | 6 031 353 |
| 1966 | 5 952 216 |
What the publisher says
This dataset presents the annual figures for the permanent resident population at the end of the year by sex and citizenship (Swiss, foreigner), since 1950. Descriptions of the variables in the CSV file are available in the Appendix.
Source file preview
| YEAR | SEX | CITIZENSHIP_CATEGORY | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | T | T | 4717200 |
| 1951 | T | T | 4778900 |
| 1952 | T | T | 4844100 |
| 1953 | T | T | 4907000 |
| 1954 | T | T | 4970300 |
| 1955 | T | T | 5033700 |
| 1956 | T | T | 5097400 |
| 1957 | T | T | 5162800 |
| 1958 | T | T | 5230000 |
| 1959 | T | T | 5295500 |
| 1960 | T | T | 5360153 |
| 1961 | T | T | 5508435 |
| 1962 | T | T | 5639195 |
| 1963 | T | T | 5749299 |
| 1964 | T | T | 5829156 |