Demographics & population — Switzerland
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Switzerland: 8,403,994
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Population overview
- Population
8,403,994
- Population Growth Rate
0.85%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
Zurich 1.194 million; BERN (capital) 353,000
Age & family
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
6.14
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6%
- Nationality Noun
Swiss (singular and plural)
Education
- Literacy - total population
99%
- Literacy - male
99%
- Literacy - female
99%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
5.2%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
8
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
4.08
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
5
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
10.9%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
17.5%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved