Population, long-run history in Switzerland

Latest: 8,834
Previous: 8,756
Change: +77.58 (+0.9%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2022
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons, thousands

Population, long-run history over time

Annual, Persons, thousands, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Observations for Population, long-run history in Switzerland
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1963	5,789
Dec 31, 1964	5,887
Dec 31, 1965	5,943
Dec 31, 1966	5,996
Dec 31, 1967	6,063
Dec 31, 1968	6,132
Dec 31, 1969	6,212
Dec 31, 1970	6,267
Dec 31, 1971	6,343
Dec 31, 1972	6,401
Dec 31, 1973	6,441
Dec 31, 1974	6,460
Dec 31, 1975	6,404
Dec 31, 1976	6,333
Dec 31, 1977	6,316
Dec 31, 1978	6,333
Dec 31, 1979	6,351
Dec 31, 1980	6,385
Dec 31, 1981	6,425
Dec 31, 1982	6,468
Dec 31, 1983	6,501
Dec 31, 1984	6,530
Dec 31, 1985	6,564
Dec 31, 1986	6,603
Dec 31, 1987	6,650
Dec 31, 1988	6,704
Dec 31, 1989	6,764
Dec 31, 1990	6,837
Dec 31, 1991	6,921
Dec 31, 1992	6,984
Dec 31, 1993	7,030
Dec 31, 1994	7,079
Dec 31, 1995	7,142
Dec 31, 1996	7,174
Dec 31, 1997	7,195
Dec 31, 1998	7,219
Dec 31, 1999	7,258
Dec 31, 2000	7,296
Dec 31, 2001	7,332
Dec 31, 2002	7,384
Dec 31, 2003	7,438
Dec 31, 2004	7,488
Dec 31, 2005	7,532
Dec 31, 2006	7,579
Dec 31, 2007	7,647
Dec 31, 2008	7,738
Dec 31, 2009	7,825
Dec 31, 2010	7,884
Dec 31, 2011	7,959
Dec 31, 2012	8,044
Dec 31, 2013	8,137
Dec 31, 2014	8,237
Dec 31, 2015	8,332
Dec 31, 2016	8,423
Dec 31, 2017	8,502
Dec 31, 2018	8,565
Dec 31, 2019	8,626
Dec 31, 2020	8,689
Dec 31, 2021	8,756
Dec 31, 2022	8,834

About this indicator

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 (opens in a new tab)

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

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Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Switzerland

1: Scheidel, W. and Friesen, S. J., ‘The size of the economy and the distribution of income in the Roman Empire’, Journal of Roman Studies, 99 (2009), pp. 61–91
1850-2011: Stohr, Christian (2016), Trading Gains: new estimates of Swiss GDP, 1851-2008. Economic History Working Papers, 245/2016. London School of Economics and Political Science, Economic History Department, London, UK

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