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Population of Switzerland since 1861
Original title: Bevölkerungsstand der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung am 1. Januar und am 31. Dezember, 1861–2025
Switzerland had 9 127 125 permanent residents at the end of 2025, up from 2 533 077 in 1861. The population first passed twice its 1861 level in 1956, and it grew by 799 999 people over the last ten years. The chart shows the official year-end count published by the Federal Statistical Office for every year since 1861.
The numbers
| Year | Population on 31 Dec | Change in year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 127 125 | +76 096 |
| 2024 | 9 051 029 | +88 771 |
| 2023 | 8 962 258 | +146 873 |
| 2022 | 8 815 385 | +76 594 |
| 2021 | 8 738 791 | +68 491 |
| 2020 | 8 670 300 | +64 267 |
| 2019 | 8 606 033 | +61 506 |
| 2018 | 8 544 527 | +60 397 |
| 2017 | 8 484 130 | +64 580 |
| 2016 | 8 419 550 | +92 424 |
| 2015 | 8 327 126 | +89 460 |
| 2014 | 8 237 666 | +98 035 |
| 2013 | 8 139 631 | +100 571 |
| 2012 | 8 039 060 | +84 398 |
| 2011 | 7 954 662 | +90 650 |
All years since 1861
| Year | Population on 31 Dec |
|---|---|
| 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 | 7 864 012 |
| 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 |
| 1965 | 5 883 788 |
| 1964 | 5 829 156 |
| 1963 | 5 749 299 |
| 1962 | 5 639 195 |
| 1961 | 5 508 435 |
| 1960 | 5 360 153 |
| 1959 | 5 295 500 |
| 1958 | 5 230 000 |
| 1957 | 5 162 800 |
| 1956 | 5 097 400 |
| 1955 | 5 033 700 |
| 1954 | 4 970 300 |
| 1953 | 4 907 000 |
| 1952 | 4 844 100 |
| 1951 | 4 778 900 |
| 1950 | 4 717 200 |
| 1949 | 4 668 000 |
| 1948 | 4 611 200 |
| 1947 | 4 549 100 |
| 1946 | 4 490 000 |
| 1945 | 4 428 117 |
| 1944 | 4 392 319 |
| 1943 | 4 360 681 |
| 1942 | 4 326 774 |
| 1941 | 4 296 693 |
| 1940 | 4 268 964 |
| 1939 | 4 252 902 |
| 1938 | 4 235 430 |
| 1937 | 4 217 126 |
| 1936 | 4 198 782 |
| 1935 | 4 178 640 |
| 1934 | 4 159 698 |
| 1933 | 4 136 343 |
| 1932 | 4 110 388 |
| 1931 | 4 091 602 |
| 1930 | 4 070 042 |
| 1929 | 4 052 557 |
| 1928 | 4 040 177 |
| 1927 | 4 024 345 |
| 1926 | 4 009 537 |
| 1925 | 3 989 227 |
| 1924 | 3 970 682 |
| 1923 | 3 952 134 |
| 1922 | 3 928 566 |
| 1921 | 3 908 521 |
| 1920 | 3 883 360 |
| 1919 | 3 869 481 |
| 1918 | 3 864 844 |
| 1917 | 3 878 896 |
| 1916 | 3 871 760 |
| 1915 | 3 860 635 |
| 1914 | 3 849 766 |
| 1913 | 3 828 431 |
| 1912 | 3 805 595 |
| 1911 | 3 778 312 |
| 1910 | 3 756 842 |
| 1909 | 3 711 868 |
| 1908 | 3 671 165 |
| 1907 | 3 625 456 |
| 1906 | 3 582 151 |
| 1905 | 3 536 835 |
| 1904 | 3 496 188 |
| 1903 | 3 453 716 |
| 1902 | 3 411 135 |
| 1901 | 3 364 073 |
| 1900 | 3 318 985 |
| 1899 | 3 282 407 |
| 1898 | 3 240 943 |
| 1897 | 3 201 298 |
| 1896 | 3 161 271 |
| 1895 | 3 122 589 |
| 1894 | 3 091 585 |
| 1893 | 3 063 218 |
| 1892 | 3 032 945 |
| 1891 | 3 000 632 |
| 1890 | 2 972 024 |
| 1889 | 2 949 577 |
| 1888 | 2 922 897 |
| 1887 | 2 911 233 |
| 1886 | 2 901 605 |
| 1885 | 2 892 184 |
| 1884 | 2 883 670 |
| 1883 | 2 871 264 |
| 1882 | 2 860 234 |
| 1881 | 2 851 255 |
| 1880 | 2 840 501 |
| 1879 | 2 817 307 |
| 1878 | 2 802 222 |
| 1877 | 2 785 514 |
| 1876 | 2 767 666 |
| 1875 | 2 749 393 |
| 1874 | 2 733 487 |
| 1873 | 2 718 108 |
| 1872 | 2 701 982 |
| 1871 | 2 686 618 |
| 1870 | 2 673 468 |
| 1869 | 2 657 614 |
| 1868 | 2 647 583 |
| 1867 | 2 637 538 |
| 1866 | 2 625 400 |
| 1865 | 2 611 102 |
| 1864 | 2 594 555 |
| 1863 | 2 575 649 |
| 1862 | 2 554 257 |
| 1861 | 2 533 077 |
About this data
- Publisher
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
- Dataset
- https://opendata.swiss/en/dataset/bevolkerungsstand-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-am-1-januar-und-am-31-dezember-1861-2025
- Source file
- CSV download
- Licence
- opendata.swiss terms of use "BY": open use, commercial use allowed, the source must be provided
- Latest data
- 31 December 2025
- Coverage
- Switzerland, 1861 to 2025
- Page updated
- 2026-10-12
Known limitations
- The series counts the permanent resident population, not everyone present in the country (short-term residents and most asylum seekers in the first year are excluded).
- Definitions and sources changed over 165 years; since 2010 the figures come from population registers. Very long comparisons are approximate.
- The source also publishes 1 January values; this page shows the 31 December values only.
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