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Switzerland

Country

Member state of the United Nations.[1]

Capital
Population
9,092,436 in 2025[3]
Land area
39,510 km²[4]
Total area
41,291 km²[5] land and water
Official languages
Currency
Land borders
France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Italy, Austria[12]
Coast
No ocean coast (landlocked)[13][12]
Continent
Official names
  • Confoederatio Helvetica[14]
  • Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft[15]
  • Confédération suisse[16]
  • Confederazione svizzera[17]
  • Confederaziun svizra[18]
  • la Confédération suisse[19]
  • Swiss Confederation[20]
  • Confederación Suiza[21]
  • Confederação Suíça[22]

Parts of Switzerland

Loading 26 places.

Through time

Population over time[3]
196020259.1M

5,327,827 in 1960, 9,092,436 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
19605,327,827
19615,434,294
19625,573,815
19635,694,247
19645,789,228
19655,856,472
19665,918,002
19675,991,785
19686,067,714
19696,136,387
19706,180,877
19716,213,399
19726,260,956
19736,307,347
19746,341,405
19756,338,632
19766,302,504
19776,281,174
19786,281,738
19796,294,365
19806,319,408
19816,354,074
19826,391,309
19836,418,773
19846,441,865
19856,470,365
19866,504,124
19876,545,106
19886,593,386
19896,646,912
19906,715,519
19916,799,978
19926,875,364
19936,938,265
19946,993,795
19957,040,687
19967,071,850
19977,088,906
19987,110,001
19997,143,991
20007,184,250
20017,229,854
20027,284,753
20037,339,001
20047,389,625
20057,437,115
20067,483,934
20077,551,117
20087,647,675
20097,743,831
20107,824,909
20117,912,398
20127,996,861
20138,089,346
20148,188,649
20158,282,396
20168,373,338
20178,451,840
20188,514,329
20198,575,280
20208,638,167
20218,704,546
20228,777,088
20238,888,822
20249,005,582
20259,092,436

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
CH[23]
ISO alpha-3
CHE[24]
ISO numeric
756[25]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: Switzerland (Q39), capital: Bern (revision 2562955143) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  5. Wikidata: Switzerland (Q39), area (revision 2562955143) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  6. Wikidata: Switzerland (Q39), official language: German (revision 2562955143) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  7. Wikidata: Switzerland (Q39), official language: Italian (revision 2562955143) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  8. Wikidata: Switzerland (Q39), official language: French (revision 2562955143) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  9. Wikidata: Switzerland (Q39), official language: Romansh (revision 2562955143) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  10. Wikidata: Switzerland (Q39), currency: Swiss franc (revision 2562955143) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  11. Wikidata: Switzerland (Q39), continent: Europe (revision 2562955143) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  12. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  13. Wikidata: Switzerland (Q39), instance of (revision 2562955143) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  14. Wikidata: Switzerland (Q39), official name (revision 2562955143) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  15. Wikidata: Switzerland (Q39), official name (revision 2562955143) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  16. Wikidata: Switzerland (Q39), official name (revision 2562955143) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  17. Wikidata: Switzerland (Q39), official name (revision 2562955143) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  18. Wikidata: Switzerland (Q39), official name (revision 2562955143) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  19. Wikidata: Switzerland (Q39), official name (revision 2562955143) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  20. Wikidata: Switzerland (Q39), official name (revision 2562955143) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  21. Wikidata: Switzerland (Q39), official name (revision 2562955143) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  22. Wikidata: Switzerland (Q39), official name (revision 2562955143) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  23. Wikidata: Switzerland (Q39), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2562955143) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  24. Wikidata: Switzerland (Q39), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2562955143) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  25. Wikidata: Switzerland (Q39), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2562955143) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

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