Urban population, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Urban population, per capita was 0.8573 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Switzerland, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Switzerland is 0.8573 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.8573 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5102 units per person, in 1960.
That places Switzerland 45th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5102 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5168 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.5235 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5303 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5372 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.544 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5507 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5571 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5633 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.569 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5743 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5791 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5833 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5871 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5906 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5939 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5973 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6007 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6043 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6084 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6129 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6181 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6244 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6317 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6396 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6479 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6564 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6647 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6727 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6802 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6866 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6924 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6982 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7041 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7098 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7153 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7204 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7248 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7286 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7314 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.733 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7338 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7342 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7345 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7348 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.735 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7351 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7353 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7355 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7357 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7361 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7365 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7375 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7411 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7474 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.756 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7667 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7791 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7929 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8078 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8234 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.842 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8492 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8519 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8546 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.8573 units per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5402 units per person | 0.5102 units per person | 0.569 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5919 units per person | 0.5743 units per person | 0.6084 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6449 units per person | 0.6129 units per person | 0.6802 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7112 units per person | 0.6866 units per person | 0.7314 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7347 units per person | 0.733 units per person | 0.7357 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7601 units per person | 0.7361 units per person | 0.8078 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8464 units per person | 0.8234 units per person | 0.8573 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 42 Belgium 0.8767 units per person compare
- 43 Palestine, State of 0.8738 units per person compare
- 44 United Arab Emirates 0.8596 units per person compare
- 46 Peru 0.856 units per person compare
- 47 Saudi Arabia 0.8461 units per person compare
- 48 New Zealand 0.84 units per person compare
More climate change data for Switzerland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 72.47 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,816 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 171.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 476.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 472.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Switzerland?
- Urban population, per capita in Switzerland was 0.8573 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8573 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5102 units per person in 1960.
- How does Switzerland rank for urban population, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 45th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.