Switzerland — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Switzerland, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Switzerland was 0.96% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.54% in 1962. The lowest was -0.57% in 1976 (about -1.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.12% per year.
Switzerland ranks 103 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 47%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Switzerland sits above it. It peaked in 1962 and has fallen 62% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 16%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 17 of 58 economies; Cyprus (0.91%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2136% in 1979.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 131st of 216 in 1961 → 181st of 216 in 1970 → 186th of 216 in 1980 → 144th of 216 in 1990 → 162nd of 217 in 2000 → 120th of 217 in 2010 → 120th of 217 in 2020 → 103rd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.96% | -0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 1.31% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 1.26% | +0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 0.83% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 0.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 0.73% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 0.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 0.74% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 0.93% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 1.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 1.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 1.22% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 1.15% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 1.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 1.11% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 1.04% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 1.25% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 1.27% | +0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 0.89% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 0.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 0.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 0.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 0.74% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.76% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 0.63% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 0.56% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 0.48% | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 0.24% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 0.44% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 0.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 0.91% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 1.25% | +0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 1.03% | +0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 0.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 0.73% | +0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 0.63% | +0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 0.52% | +0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 0.44% | +0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 0.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 0.43% | -0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 0.58% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 0.55% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +0.2 pp |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +0.2 pp |
| 1978 | 0.01% | +0.3 pp |
| 1977 | -0.34% | +0.2 pp |
| 1976 | -0.57% | -0.5 pp |
| 1975 | -0.04% | -0.6 pp |
| 1974 | 0.54% | -0.2 pp |
| 1973 | 0.74% | -0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 0.76% | +0.2 pp |
| 1971 | 0.52% | -0.2 pp |
| 1970 | 0.72% | -0.4 pp |
| 1969 | 1.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 1.26% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 1.24% | +0.2 pp |
| 1966 | 1.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 1.15% | -0.5 pp |
| 1964 | 1.65% | -0.5 pp |
| 1963 | 2.14% | -0.4 pp |
| 1962 | 2.54% | +0.6 pp |
| 1961 | 1.98% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Switzerland’s Population growth in 1962?
2.54% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Switzerland’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -51.5% in total — about 1.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.96%; 2024: 1.31%; 2023: 1.26%; 2022: 0.83%; 2021: 0.77%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.