The population of Switzerland is expected to grow by 56,000 in 2025 and reach 8,986,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 40,000 people yearly. On average there are 88,220 births and 74,529 deaths in Switzerland per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.15 percent per year. The population density of Switzerland has changed from 159.9 in 1980 to 223.9 in 2023.
| Current population | 8,960,233 people at present (Sunday 13th of July 2025) | |
| Median Age | 43.5 years |
| Life expectancy | 84.6 years | |
| Population density | 226.6 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,931,000 | 56,000 (0.6%) | 40,000 | 43.5 | 1.58 | 227 | 6,709,000 (75.1%) |
| 2024 | 8,875,000 | 58,000 (0.7%) | 40,000 | 43.3 | 225 | 6,652,000 (75.0%) | |
| 2023 | 8,817,000 | 59,000 (0.7%) | 40,000 | 43.1 | 224 | 6,595,000 (74.8%) | |
| 2022 | 8,758,000 | 59,000 (0.7%) | 40,000 | 43.0 | 222 | 6,539,000 (74.7%) | |
| 2021 | 8,699,000 | 61,000 (0.7%) | 40,000 | 42.8 | 221 | 6,483,000 (74.5%) | |
| 2020 | 8,638,000 | 64,000 (0.7%) | 40,000 | 42.6 | 1.56 | 219 | 6,426,000 (74.4%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 50,000 | 42.4 | 1.56 | 218 | 6,369,000 (74.3%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 50,000 | 42.3 | 1.55 | 216 | 6,312,000 (74.2%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 50,000 | 42.1 | 1.55 | 215 | 6,253,000 (74.1%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 50,000 | 42.0 | 1.54 | 212 | 6,194,515 (74.0%) |
| 2015 | 8,282,396 | 93,747 (1.1%) | 50,000 | 41.8 | 1.54 | 210 | 6,121,685 (73.9%) |
| 2010 | 7,824,909 | 81,078 (1.0%) | 79,453 | 41.3 | 1.52 | 198 | 5,764,063 (73.7%) |
| 2005 | 7,437,115 | 47,490 (0.6%) | 68,974 | 40.4 | 1.42 | 188 | 5,464,346 (73.5%) |
| 2000 | 7,184,250 | 40,259 (0.6%) | 37,225 | 39.4 | 1.50 | 182 | 5,267,636 (73.3%) |
| 1995 | 7,040,687 | 46,892 (0.7%) | 13,044 | 38.6 | 1.48 | 178 | 5,180,397 (73.6%) |
| 1990 | 6,715,519 | 68,607 (1.0%) | 49,481 | 38.4 | 1.58 | 170 | 4,914,685 (73.2%) |
| 1985 | 6,470,365 | 28,500 (0.4%) | 26,171 | 37.7 | 1.52 | 164 | 4,219,325 (65.2%) |
| 1980 | 6,319,408 | 25,043 (0.4%) | 16,208 | 36.8 | 1.55 | 160 | 3,607,371 (57.1%) |
| 1975 | 6,338,632 | -2,773 (0.0%) | -27,073 | 35.3 | 1.61 | 160 | 3,636,410 (57.4%) |
| 1970 | 6,180,877 | 44,490 (0.7%) | 5,037 | 34.4 | 2.10 | 156 | 3,545,846 (57.4%) |
| 1965 | 5,856,472 | 67,244 (1.2%) | 18,596 | 34.0 | 2.59 | 148 | 3,175,203 (54.2%) |
| 1960 | 5,327,827 | 106,467 (2.0%) | 55,236 | 34.5 | 2.44 | 134 | 2,718,204 (51.0%) |
In 2024 the population of Switzerland was 8,875,000 and the average age increased from 34.5 in 1960 to 43.3. Urban population has increased from 5,267,636 (73.3%) in 2000 to 6,709,000 (75.1%) in the current year. The population density of Switzerland has changed from 159.9 in 1980 to 223.9 in 2023.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 40,000 | 42.6 | 1.56 | 219 | 6,426,000 (74.4%) |
| 2025 | 8,931,000 | 56,000 (0.6%) | 40,000 | 43.5 | 1.58 | 227 | 6,709,000 (75.1%) |
| 2030 | 9,187,000 | 47,000 (0.5%) | 40,000 | 44.4 | 1.60 | 233 | 6,987,000 (76.1%) |
| 2035 | 9,403,000 | 41,000 (0.4%) | 40,000 | 45.1 | 1.61 | 238 | 7,256,000 (77.2%) |
| 2040 | 9,589,000 | 35,000 (0.4%) | 40,000 | 45.8 | 1.62 | 243 | 7,520,000 (78.4%) |
| 2045 | 9,749,000 | 31,000 (0.3%) | 40,000 | 46.3 | 1.63 | 247 | 7,764,000 (79.6%) |
| 2050 | 9,891,000 | 27,000 (0.3%) | 40,000 | 46.6 | 1.64 | 250 | 7,993,000 (80.8%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 87.7 (86.0 years for male and 89.5 years for females). Population density will go up to 250.0 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Switzerland constitutes of 4,493,000 women and 4,438,000 men, which means there are 988 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 20.0% of population (1,781,735) is 19 or younger, 59.1% of population (5,280,007) is between age 20 and 64 and 20.9% of population (1,868,365) is over 65.