Share of the population that is female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of the population that is female was 50.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that is female in Switzerland, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Switzerland stood at 50.3%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Switzerland peaked at 51.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 2025.
That places Switzerland 114th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.3% | 51.2% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.2% | 51.1% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.3% | 51.2% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 51.2% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 50.8% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 50.4% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 111 Burundi 50.3% compare
- 112 Sao Tome and Principe 50.3% compare
- 113 Netherlands 50.3% compare
- 116 Chile 50.3% compare
- 117 Dominican Republic 50.3% compare
More gender data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 43,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 42,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 44,770 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 43,468 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 45,913 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Switzerland?
- Share of the population that is female in Switzerland was 50.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 2025.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of the population that is female?
- Switzerland ranks 114th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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