What is the population of Swiss Confederation?

The population of Swiss Confederation is 9,082,848.

Where is Swiss Confederation located?

Swiss Confederation is located at latitude 47.0001583752864 and longitude 8.01426887512207.

What is the area of Swiss Confederation?

The area of Swiss Confederation is 41285 km².

What time zone is Swiss Confederation in?

Swiss Confederation is in the Europe/Zurich time zone.

How has the population of Swiss Confederation changed?

The population of Swiss Confederation has increased from 5,327,827 (1960) to 9,082,848 (2026), a change of 70.5%.

Switzerland (Swiss Confederation), CH

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Swiss Confederation at a glance

Swiss Confederation currently has 752 quality-checked populated place pages and 26 state or regional pages linked on MapSof.

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Mapped cities & towns

752

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Largest city

Zürich

Population 434,008

Quick Facts about Swiss Confederation

Population	9,082,848
Country	Switzerland
Different from	Switzerland County
Twitter username	MySwitzerland_e, Suisse
Plate code	CH
Area	41285 km²
Official name	Confédération suisse, Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, la Confédération suisse, Confederaziun svizra, Confederazione svizzera, Confoederatio Helvetica
Continent	Europe
Easternmost point	Point(10.49234033 46.6151637)
Northernmost point	Point(8.57 47.8)
Latitude & Longitude	47.0002,8.0143
Legislative body	Federal Assembly of Switzerland
Named for	Schwyz
Official language	German, Italian, French, Romansh
Capital	Bern
Time Zone	Europe/Zurich, Central European Time, UTC+02:00, UTC+01:00
Local time	15:57:41 (15th April 2026)

Coat of Arms of Switzerland 'Pantone' coat of arms image

Geography

Swiss Confederation is located at 47°0'1"N 8°0'51"E (47.0001583752864, 8.01426887512207). It has 6 neighbors: Austria, Germany, France, Liechtenstein, Italy and Union.

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The largest city of Swiss Confederation is Genève with a population of 201,818. Other cities include, Basel population 177,636, Bern population 133,883, Winterthur population 111,840 and Luzern population 81,691. See all Swiss Confederation cities & populated places.

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Swiss Confederation has 6 neighbours.

Republic of Austria Located in Central Europe, this landlocked country is characterized by its mountainous terrain, dominated by the Alps.
Federal Republic of Germany Located in Central Europe, this country is a federal parliamentary republic with a significant economic and political presence on the continent and globally.
Republic of France Located in Western Europe, the Republic of France is the largest country in the European Union by area, sharing borders with numerous nations.
Principality of Liechtenstein This German-speaking microstate is nestled in the Alps between Switzerland and Austria, making it one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world.
Italian Republic This Southern European country, with a population of approximately 58.
Union A city in Union County, New Jersey.

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vs Austria vs Germany vs France vs Liechtenstein vs Italy vs Union

Canton of Zug
Canton of Schaffhausen
Schwyz
Obwalden
Canton of St. Gallen
Canton of Jura
Thurgau
Basel-Stadt
Uri
Grisons
Canton of Neuchâtel
Nidwalden
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Aargau
Ticino
Canton of Geneva
Canton of Solothurn
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Canton of Lucerne
Canton of Valais
Canton of Zürich
Basel-Landschaft
Canton of Bern
Canton of Vaud
Glarus
Canton of Fribourg

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1960	5,327,827	-	census
1961	5,434,294	1.96%	census
1962	5,573,815	2.5%	census
1963	5,694,247	2.11%	census
1964	5,789,228	1.64%	census
1965	5,856,472	1.15%	census
1966	5,918,002	1.04%	census
1967	5,991,785	1.23%	census
1968	6,067,714	1.25%	census
1969	6,136,387	1.12%	census
1970	6,180,877	0.72%	census
1971	6,213,399	0.52%	census
1972	6,260,956	0.76%	census
1973	6,307,347	0.74%	census
1974	6,341,405	0.54%	census
1975	6,338,632	-0.04%	census
1976	6,302,504	-0.57%	census
1977	6,281,174	-0.34%	census
1978	6,281,738	0.01%	census
1979	6,294,365	0.2%	census
1980	6,319,408	0.4%	census
1981	6,354,074	0.55%	census
1982	6,391,309	0.58%	census
1983	6,418,773	0.43%	census
1984	6,441,865	0.36%	census
1985	6,470,365	0.44%	census
1986	6,504,124	0.52%	census
1987	6,545,106	0.63%	census
1988	6,593,386	0.73%	census
1989	6,646,912	0.81%	census
1990	6,715,519	1.02%	census
1991	6,799,978	1.24%	census
1992	6,875,364	1.1%	census
1993	6,938,265	0.91%	census
1994	6,993,795	0.79%	census
1995	7,040,687	0.67%	census
1996	7,071,850	0.44%	census
1997	7,088,906	0.24%	census
1998	7,110,001	0.3%	census
1999	7,143,991	0.48%	census
2000	7,184,250	0.56%	census
2001	7,229,854	0.63%	census
2002	7,284,753	0.75%	census
2003	7,339,001	0.74%	census
2004	7,389,625	0.69%	census
2005	7,437,115	0.64%	census
2006	7,483,934	0.63%	census
2007	7,551,117	0.89%	census
2008	7,647,675	1.26%	census
2009	7,743,831	1.24%	census
2010	7,824,909	1.04%	census
2011	7,912,398	1.11%	census
2012	7,996,861	1.06%	census
2013	8,087,875	1.13%	census
2014	8,211,700	1.51%	census
2015	8,282,396	0.85%	(Worldbank)
2016	8,373,338	1.09%	(Worldbank)
2017	8,466,017	1.09%	census
2018	8,514,329	0.57%	(Worldbank)
2019	8,574,832	0.71%	(Worldbank)
2026	9,082,848	5.59%

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