Rural population in Switzerland in 2025 — 1,297,744 people. Ranked 120 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 50.3%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Switzerland
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.3M | −11,529 | −0.88% |
| 2024 | 1.31M | −7,569 | −0.57% |
| 2023 | 1.32M | −6,688 | −0.51% |
| 2022 | 1.32M | −51,732 | −3.76% |
| 2021 | 1.38M | −150,093 | −9.84% |
| 2020 | 1.53M | −122,875 | −7.45% |
| 2019 | 1.65M | −114,899 | −6.52% |
| 2018 | 1.76M | −103,660 | −5.55% |
| 2017 | 1.87M | −86,487 | −4.43% |
| 2016 | 1.95M | −67,256 | −3.33% |
| 2015 | 2.02M | −47,899 | −2.32% |
| 2014 | 2.07M | −25,728 | −1.23% |
| 2013 | 2.09M | −4,836 | −0.23% |
| 2012 | 2.1M | +14,125 | +0.68% |
| 2011 | 2.08M | +19,773 | +0.96% |
| 2010 | 2.07M | +18,722 | +0.91% |
| 2009 | 2.05M | +23,434 | +1.16% |
| 2008 | 2.02M | +24,038 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2M | +16,527 | +0.83% |
| 2006 | 1.98M | +11,176 | +0.57% |
| 2005 | 1.97M | +11,186 | +0.57% |
| 2004 | 1.96M | +11,647 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.95M | +12,046 | +0.62% |
| 2002 | 1.94M | +11,466 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.92M | +6,835 | +0.36% |
| 2000 | 1.92M | −1,126 | −0.06% |
| 1999 | 1.92M | −10,818 | −0.56% |
| 1998 | 1.93M | −20,660 | −1.06% |
| 1997 | 1.95M | −26,954 | −1.36% |
| 1996 | 1.98M | −26,943 | −1.34% |
| 1995 | 2M | −25,047 | −1.23% |
| 1994 | 2.03M | −23,799 | −1.16% |
| 1993 | 2.05M | −21,614 | −1.04% |
| 1992 | 2.07M | −16,596 | −0.79% |
| 1991 | 2.09M | −12,906 | −0.61% |
| 1990 | 2.1M | −21,462 | −1.01% |
| 1989 | 2.13M | −31,745 | −1.47% |
| 1988 | 2.16M | −36,660 | −1.67% |
| 1987 | 2.19M | −40,675 | −1.82% |
| 1986 | 2.24M | −43,169 | −1.89% |
| 1985 | 2.28M | −43,499 | −1.87% |
| 1984 | 2.32M | −42,408 | −1.79% |
| 1983 | 2.36M | −36,182 | −1.51% |
| 1982 | 2.4M | −26,248 | −1.08% |
| 1981 | 2.43M | −19,760 | −0.81% |
| 1980 | 2.45M | −18,761 | −0.76% |
| 1979 | 2.47M | −20,332 | −0.82% |
| 1978 | 2.49M | −22,781 | −0.91% |
| 1977 | 2.51M | −30,137 | −1.19% |
| 1976 | 2.54M | −35,644 | −1.38% |
| 1975 | 2.57M | −22,399 | −0.86% |
| 1974 | 2.6M | −8,197 | −0.31% |
| 1973 | 2.6M | −4,610 | −0.18% |
| 1972 | 2.61M | −6,344 | −0.24% |
| 1971 | 2.62M | −15,766 | −0.6% |
| 1970 | 2.63M | −13,444 | −0.51% |
| 1969 | 2.64M | −5,344 | −0.2% |
| 1968 | 2.65M | −3,635 | −0.14% |
| 1967 | 2.65M | −5,450 | −0.2% |
| 1966 | 2.66M | −11,370 | −0.43% |
| 1965 | 2.67M | −8,708 | −0.33% |
| 1964 | 2.68M | +4,908 | +0.18% |
| 1963 | 2.67M | +18,476 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 2.66M | +29,925 | +1.14% |
| 1961 | 2.63M | +16,254 | +0.62% |
| 1960 | 2.61M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
