What's the population of Switzerland?
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Capital: Bern · Continent: Europe
Switzerland is a country in Europe, with its capital at Bern. Population stands at about 9.1M, spread across 41,284 km², and GDP per capita is around $114,769. About 85.7% of the population lives in urban areas, and one of its leading industries is Finance.
Population
9.1M
Area
41,284 km²
GDP per capita
$114,769
Population
Area
Demographics
Immigrants
Share of population born abroad
31.1%
2.8M people · 2024
- Foreign-born 31.1%
- Native-born 68.9%
Country of birth
- Germany13.4% · 371.8K
- Italy9.9% · 273.8K
- Portugal7.3% · 202.2K
- France7.0% · 195.1K
- Türkiye3.1% · 86.9K
- Other countries44.8% · 1.2M
- Unknown14.5% · 402.1K
- The UN counts an international migrant as anyone living outside the country they were born in — including students, workers, spouses and people who have since naturalized.
- Includes refugees and asylum seekers reported by UNHCR.
- "Unknown" is the number the UN could not assign to a country of origin.
Economy
- Nominal GDP
- $1,043,529,899,251
- Currency
- CHF
Top industries
- Finance
- Pharmaceuticals
- Manufacturing
- Tourism
Monthly temperature & rainfall
Monthly average high temperature
- Switzerland
Monthly precipitation
- Switzerland
Data table
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Precip mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.1 | -2.4 | 122 |
| Feb | 6.3 | -1.4 | 23 |
| Mar | 11 | 1.3 | 48 |
| Apr | 15.2 | 3.9 | 61 |
| May | 17.5 | 8.1 | 155 |
| Jun | 25.3 | 14.2 | 94 |
| Jul | 23.7 | 13.5 | 187 |
| Aug | 24.5 | 13.7 | 134 |
| Sep | 18.2 | 9.7 | 208 |
| Oct | 12.7 | 5.3 | 126 |
| Nov | 7.5 | 0.1 | 148 |
| Dec | 4.2 | -1 | 21 |
Best time to visit Switzerland tends to be around June, when average highs sit near 25.3°C.
Religion
- Christianity 62.7%
- Unaffiliated 29.4%
- Islam 5.4%
- Other 2.5%
Language
- Official language(s)
- de, fr, it
- English proficiency
- High
Travel essentials
- Time zone
- Europe/Zurich
- Electricity
- 230V · C/J
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +41
- Emergency number
- 112
Compare Switzerland with
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- Why 'The Netherlands Is Larger Than Switzerland' Is True: Scoring a Game Show's Proposition Race With Real DataIn the Korean survival show The Community 2, contestants collect word cards to build true comparative sentences. Run the same rules across 24 countries and 13 metrics and only 8,742 of the 70,860 possible sentences — 12.3% — turn out to be true.
- 3.5% of People in South Korea Were Born Abroad — In 1990 It Was 0.04%In 1990, 18,499 people living in South Korea had been born abroad — 0.04% of the population. In 2024 it is 1.81 million, or 3.5%, just under the world average of 3.7%. Sort the same data by head count instead of share and an entirely different list of countries appears.
- Why South Korea Ranks Among the World's Densest Countries: SeoulAmong the 53 countries WhatsThePop tracks, South Korea ranks 2nd in population density at 516 people per km². The real driver is Seoul alone — its density of 15,828/km² almost exactly matches Tokyo's 23 wards, and trails cities like Manila.
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- Same Income, a 17-Rank Gap: Where South Korea and Japan Actually DivergeSouth Korea's GDP per capita ($36,227) is actually $276 higher than Japan's ($35,951). Yet on livability rankings, Japan sits 2nd out of 87 countries while South Korea sits 19th. Here's what the income numbers don't explain.
- Adjusted for PPP: Iceland Drops 16%, Egypt Jumps 7.6×Recalculating GDP per capita in purchasing-power-parity (PPP) terms reshuffles the rankings once more. Iceland's figure drops 16%; Egypt's jumps 7.6×. The same phrase, 'income per person,' measures something different in each country.
- 20 Countries Bigger Than South Korea — And Only 2 SmallerOf the 22 countries WhatsThePop tracks, only the Netherlands and Switzerland are smaller than South Korea (100,210 km²). Here's how the other 20 stack up, grouped by scale.
Sources & data
- population: World Bank Open Data (2026-08)
- area: world-countries (Wikidata-derived) (2026-08)
- gdp_nominal_usd: World Bank Open Data (2026-08)
- gdp_per_capita_usd: World Bank Open Data (2026-08)
- religions: Manual curation (Pew Research) (2026-08)
- industries: Manual curation (CIA World Factbook) (2026-08)
- climate: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (2026-08)
- happiness_index: World Happiness Report 2025 (2026-07)
- livability_rank: U.S. News & World Report — Best Countries 2024 (2026-07)
- migrants: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (2026-09)
FAQ
- What is the population of Switzerland?
- Switzerland — 9.1M (2025)
- How big is Switzerland?
- 41,284 km²
- What is the capital of Switzerland?
- Bern
- What is the GDP per capita of Switzerland?
- $114,769
- What language is spoken in Switzerland?
- de, fr, it