Switzerland Demographics Population Religion Percentage 2017 by City Immigrants
Europe, Switzerland, World Population May 13, 2017,
Switzerland Demographics Population Religion Percentage 2017
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a federal republic in Europe. It consists of 26 cantons, and the city of Bern is the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in western-Central Europe, and is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura, spanning an area of 41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi). While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately eight million people is concentrated mostly on the plateau, where the largest cities are to be found: among them are the two global cities and economic centres Zürich and Geneva.
Switzerland is one of the most developed countries in the world, with the highest nominal wealth per adult and the eighth-highest per capita gross domestic product according to the IMF.Switzerland ranks at or near the top globally in several metrics of national performance, including government transparency, civil liberties, quality of life, economic competitiveness, and human development. Zürich and Geneva have each been ranked among the top cities in the world in terms of quality of life, with the former ranked second globally, according to Mercer.
Switzerland demographics Population by Religion
Religion by denomination (% population age 15+) |
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|
1950 |
1970 |
2000 |
2012 |
2013 |
Roman Catholic |
40.9 |
46.7 |
42.3 |
38.2 |
38 |
Swiss Reformed |
57.5 |
48.8 |
33.9 |
26.9 |
26.1 |
Unaffiliated |
– |
1.2 |
11.4 |
21.4 |
22.2 |
Other Christian |
– |
2 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
Islam |
– |
0.2 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
Jewish |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
Others |
1.1 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
No answer |
– |
0.4 |
3.6 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
Total (100%, older than 15) |
– |
4.575.416 |
5.868.572 |
6.662.333 |
6.744.794 |
Switzerland demographics Population by Immigrants
Permanent residents by nationality |
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Nation |
1980 |
1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
2000 |
2005 |
2010 |
2013 |
Total |
913,497 |
960,674 |
1,127,109 |
1,363,590 |
1,424,370 |
1,541,912 |
1,766,277 |
1,937,447 |
Europe |
859,054 |
892,748 |
1,036,760 |
1,238,937 |
1,261,975 |
1,334,590 |
1,504,943 |
1,646,825 |
Africa |
10,539 |
13,130 |
20,291 |
28,800 |
37,618 |
48,081 |
71,527 |
83,873 |
Americas |
20,838 |
23,438 |
29,149 |
38,585 |
49,687 |
61,732 |
74,511 |
78,433 |
North America |
12,182 |
12,394 |
13,775 |
16,140 |
18,952 |
21,004 |
25,590 |
26,672 |
Latin America and Caribbean |
8,656 |
11,044 |
15,374 |
22,445 |
30,735 |
40,728 |
48,921 |
51,761 |
Asia |
21,569 |
29,772 |
38,921 |
54,914 |
72,002 |
94,009 |
110,549 |
122,941 |
Oceania |
1,260 |
1,326 |
1,728 |
1,999 |
2,829 |
3,242 |
3,990 |
4,145 |
Germany |
87,389 |
82,143 |
84,485 |
91,976 |
109,785 |
158,651 |
263,271 |
292,291 |
Spain |
98,098 |
109,232 |
116,987 |
102,320 |
84,266 |
72,167 |
64,126 |
75,333 |
France |
48,002 |
48,948 |
51,729 |
55,407 |
61,688 |
70,901 |
95,643 |
110,103 |
Italy |
423,008 |
394,812 |
381,493 |
361,892 |
321,795 |
297,917 |
287,130 |
298,875 |
Austria |
31,986 |
29,417 |
29,123 |
28,454 |
29,191 |
33,069 |
37,013 |
39,494 |
Portugal |
10,863 |
31,029 |
86,035 |
135,646 |
135,449 |
167,857 |
212,586 |
253,227 |
United Kingdom |
16,050 |
17,482 |
18,269 |
20,030 |
22,309 |
26,425 |
37,273 |
40,898 |
Croatia |
– |
– |
– |
42,582 |
43,876 |
40,709 |
33,507 |
30,471 |
Serbia and Montenegro |
– |
– |
– |
– |
190,940 |
196,833 |
– |
– |
Serbia |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
121,908 |
90,704 |
Montenegro |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2,022 |
2,415 |
Kosovo |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
58,755 |
86,976 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
– |
– |
– |
24,748 |
45,111 |
43,354 |
35,513 |
33,002 |
Macedonia |
– |
– |
– |
39,540 |
56,092 |
60,898 |
60,116 |
62,633 |
Turkey |
38,353 |
51,206 |
64,899 |
79,372 |
80,165 |
75,903 |
71,835 |
70,440 |
Switzerland demographics Population by Race
Race Wise Distribution |
|
German |
65%, |
French |
18%, |
Italian |
10%, |
Romansch |
1%, |
other |
6% |
Switzerland Population by City
Switzerland – Largest Cities |
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S.No. |
Name |
Population |
Latitude/Longitude |
1 |
Zurich wikipedia article, Zurich |
341,730 |
47.367 / 8.55 |
2 |
Geneva wikipedia article, Geneva |
183,981 |
46.202 / 6.146 |
3 |
Basel wikipedia article, Basel-City |
164,488 |
47.558 / 7.573 |
4 |
Bern wikipedia article, Bern |
121,631 |
46.948 / 7.447 |
5 |
Lausanne, Vaud |
116,751 |
46.516 / 6.633 |
6 |
Winterthur wikipedia article, Zurich |
91,908 |
47.506 / 8.724 |
7 |
St. Gallen wikipedia article, Saint Gallen |
70,572 |
47.424 / 9.375 |
8 |
Lucerne wikipedia article, Lucerne |
57,066 |
47.05 / 8.306 |
9 |
Biel/Bienne wikipedia article, Bern |
48,614 |
47.137 / 7.246 |
10 |
Thun wikipedia article, Bern |
42,136 |
46.751 / 7.622 |