Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre was 0.1661 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1661 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
37th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.1661 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0972 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Switzerland stood at 0.1661 1000 No per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 0.1661 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0972 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Switzerland 37th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0972 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0996 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1021 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1045 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1068 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1088 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1106 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1123 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1138 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1153 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1165 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1175 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1183 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.119 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1193 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1194 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1192 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1189 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1187 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1188 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.119 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1194 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1199 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1206 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1212 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1218 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1225 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1231 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1239 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1248 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.126 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1273 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1286 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1298 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1308 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1315 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.132 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1323 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1326 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1331 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1337 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1345 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1355 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1366 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1378 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1392 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1407 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1423 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1441 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1459 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1478 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1497 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1516 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1535 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1552 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1568 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1582 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1596 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1609 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1622 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1635 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1648 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1661 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1062 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0972 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1138 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1182 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1153 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1194 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.121 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1188 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1239 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1296 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1248 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1326 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1377 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1331 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1441 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1539 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1459 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1609 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1642 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1622 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1661 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 34 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1849 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 35 Germany 0.1837 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 36 India 0.1743 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 38 Gambia 0.159 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 39 Jamaica 0.1552 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 40 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.155 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0651 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,038 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,842 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Switzerland?
- Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Switzerland was 0.1661 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1661 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0972 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 37th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 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 - Est. & Proj. — Urban population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 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.