In 2021, Switzerland had 8.7 million inhabitants compared with 6.8 million in 1990.
Would you like to learn more? The new leaflet presents exciting results on various demographic topics in the form of graphs and diagrams.
Demographic portrait of Switzerland
Between 2020 and 2021, the population of Switzerland increased by 0.8% to 8 738 791 people on 31 December 2021. During the same period, the number of persons aged 65 and over increased by 1.9%, from 1 629 670 in 2020 to 1 661 319 in 2021.
The publication is only available in French and German.
Foreign population, place of birth, migration status, international migration, acquisition of citizenship, integration, diversity and coexistence, Swiss living abroad
Our English pages offer only a limited range of information on our statistical production. For our full range please consult our pages in French and German (top right hand screen).
