Switzerland People - 2023
SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
8,563,760 (2023 est.)
Nationality
noun: Swiss (singular and plural)
adjective: Swiss
Ethnic groups
Swiss 69.2%, German 4.2%, Italian 3.2%, Portuguese 2.5%, French 2.1%, Kosovan 1.1%, Turkish 1%, other 16.7% (2020 est.)
note: data represent permanent and non-permanent resident population by country of birth
Languages
German (or Swiss German) (official) 62.1%, French (official) 22.8%, Italian (official) 8%, English 5.7%, Portuguese 3.5%, Albanian 3.3%, Serbo-Croatian 2.3%, Spanish 2.3%, Romansh (official) 0.5%, other 7.9%; note - German, French, Italian, and Romansh are all national and official languages; shares sum to more than 100% because respondents could indicate more than one main language (2019 est.)
major-language sample(s):
Das World Factbook, die unverzichtbare Quelle für grundlegende Informationen. (German)
The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French)
L'Almanacco dei fatti del mondo, l'indispensabile fonte per le informazioni di base. (Italian)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
French audio sample:
Italian audio sample:
Religions
Roman Catholic 34.4%, Protestant 22.5%, other Christian 5.7%, Muslim 5.4%, other 1.5%, none 29.4%, unspecified 1.1% (2020 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 15.49% (male 683,053/female 643,067)
15-64 years: 65.13% (male 2,800,880/female 2,777,109)
65 years and over: 19.38% (2023 est.) (male 745,501/female 914,150)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 51.6
youth dependency ratio: 22.8
elderly dependency ratio: 28.7
potential support ratio: 3.5 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 42.7 years
male: 41.7 years
female: 43.7 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
0.64% (2023 est.)
Birth rate
10.3 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
8.37 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Net migration rate
4.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
population distribution corresponds to elevation with the northern and western areas far more heavily populated; the higher Alps of the south limit settlement
Urbanization
urban population: 74.2% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.79% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
1.432 million Zurich, 441,000 BERN (capital) (2023)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
31.1 years (2020 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
7 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 3.51 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 83.42 years
male: 81.12 years
female: 85.86 years (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.58 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.77 (2023 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
71.6% (2017)
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
11.8% of GDP (2020)
Physicians density
4.38 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
Hospital bed density
4.6 beds/1,000 population (2018)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
19.5% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 9.41 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 3.17 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 4.35 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 1.76 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0.12 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 25.5% (2020 est.)
male: 28.1% (2020 est.)
female: 22.9% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
57.5% (2023 est.)
Education expenditures
5.2% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 17 years (2020)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 9.1%
male: 9.4%
female: 8.8% (2021 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Switzerland on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Switzerland 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Switzerland 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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