Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre was 0.1908 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Switzerland is 0.1908 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 0.1908 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1408 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Switzerland ranks 39th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1408 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1424 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1438 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1448 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1458 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1467 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1473 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1477 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1483 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1492 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1502 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1516 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1532 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1548 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1562 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1577 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1592 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1611 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1636 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1659 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.168 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1701 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1721 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1742 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1764 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1785 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1804 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.182 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1832 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1845 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1858 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1871 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.189 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1908 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.1908 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0928 units per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.1908 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0694 units per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1457 units per square kilometre | 0.1408 units per square kilometre | 0.1492 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1573 units per square kilometre | 0.1502 units per square kilometre | 0.1659 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.177 units per square kilometre | 0.168 units per square kilometre | 0.1845 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1882 units per square kilometre | 0.1858 units per square kilometre | 0.1908 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 36 United States Virgin Islands 0.2044 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2036 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Pakistan 0.2022 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 North Korea 0.1778 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Italy 0.1768 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Dominican Republic 0.1718 units per square kilometre compare
More gender data for Switzerland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,307 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7842 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,823 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,823 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4582 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 42,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 41,297 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Switzerland?
- Population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in Switzerland was 0.1908 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1908 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1408 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population (UN estimates and projections) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population (UN estimates and projections) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Population (UN estimates and projections) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.