Switzerland Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Switzerland rural population for 2021 was 2,263,233, a 0.44% increase from 2020.
  • Switzerland rural population for 2020 was 2,253,266, a 0.48% increase from 2019.
  • Switzerland rural population for 2019 was 2,242,521, a 0.52% increase from 2018.
  • Switzerland rural population for 2018 was 2,231,010, a 0.6% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
United States 56,843,442
Germany 18,682,511
Italy 16,937,284
Poland 15,070,539
France 12,708,476
United Kingdom 10,669,915
Japan 10,221,684
South Korea 9,617,303
Spain 8,982,440
Canada 7,017,013
Saudi Arabia 5,569,435
Austria 3,672,325
Argentina 3,559,798
Australia 3,503,340
Portugal 3,422,889
Czech Republic 2,709,018
Hungary 2,694,980
Slovak Republic 2,515,539
Chile 2,374,855
Switzerland 2,263,233
Greece 2,124,201
Ireland 1,816,369
Croatia 1,642,337
Panama 1,358,683
Netherlands 1,302,355
Sweden 1,225,108
UAE 1,189,467
Slovenia 939,634
Norway 901,946
Lithuania 889,294
Finland 798,128
Trinidad and Tobago 713,019
Denmark 688,752
Israel 686,007
New Zealand 676,747
Latvia 595,103
Oman 585,672
Cyprus 412,374
Estonia 407,066
Belgium 218,295
Puerto Rico 209,130
Barbados 193,336
Bahrain 151,858
Uruguay 150,653
Channel Islands 119,131
French Polynesia 115,331
Brunei 95,515
New Caledonia 76,092
Antigua and Barbuda 70,492
Bahamas 67,855
Aruba 59,803
Luxembourg 53,305
Seychelles 41,716
Isle of Man 39,540
Liechtenstein 33,390
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,893
Faroe Islands 30,367
Malta 26,912
Iceland 22,560
Qatar 19,409
Curacao 16,703
British Virgin Islands 15,897
Andorra 9,596
Guam 8,501
Greenland 7,078
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 4,192
Northern Mariana Islands 4,013
Palau 3,338
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,782
San Marino 803
Gibraltar 0
Kuwait 0
Bermuda 0
Cayman Islands 0
Monaco 0
Singapore 0
Hong Kong 0
Macao 0
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
Switzerland Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 2,263,233 26.00 0.44%
2020 2,253,266 26.09 0.48%
2019 2,242,521 26.15 0.51%
2018 2,231,010 26.20 0.60%
2017 2,217,678 26.24 0.85%
2016 2,198,922 26.26 1.01%
2015 2,176,779 26.28 1.05%
2014 2,153,942 26.30 1.14%
2013 2,129,601 26.33 1.07%
2012 2,106,933 26.35 0.98%
2011 2,086,420 26.37 1.02%
2010 2,065,228 26.39 0.94%
2009 2,045,843 26.42 1.15%
2008 2,022,351 26.44 1.17%
2007 1,998,781 26.47 0.80%
2006 1,982,943 26.50 0.53%
2005 1,972,472 26.52 0.54%
2004 1,961,798 26.55 0.59%
2003 1,950,193 26.57 0.64%
2002 1,937,671 26.60 0.66%
2001 1,924,949 26.63 0.66%
2000 1,912,232 26.62 0.77%
1999 1,897,587 26.56 0.68%
1998 1,884,719 26.51 0.50%
1997 1,875,299 26.45 0.45%
1996 1,866,968 26.40 0.65%
1995 1,854,939 26.35 0.87%
1994 1,838,809 26.29 1.00%
1993 1,820,462 26.24 1.11%
1992 1,800,314 26.19 1.31%
1991 1,776,902 26.13 1.47%
1990 1,751,004 26.07 1.26%
1989 1,729,128 26.01 1.04%
1988 1,711,247 25.95 0.97%
1987 1,694,724 25.89 0.86%
1986 1,680,210 25.83 0.75%
1985 1,667,607 25.77 0.67%
1984 1,656,461 25.71 0.59%
1983 1,646,672 25.65 0.66%
1982 1,635,792 25.59 0.82%
1981 1,622,449 25.53 0.59%
1980 1,612,903 25.52 0.19%
1979 1,609,847 25.58 -0.01%
1978 1,610,009 25.63 -0.20%
1977 1,613,257 25.68 -0.55%
1976 1,622,138 25.74 -0.78%
1975 1,634,860 25.79 -0.25%
1974 1,639,000 25.85 0.33%
1973 1,633,603 25.90 0.53%
1972 1,624,969 25.95 0.55%
1971 1,615,981 26.01 -0.05%
1970 1,616,732 26.16 -0.35%
1969 1,622,399 26.44 0.06%
1968 1,621,354 26.72 0.19%
1967 1,618,201 27.01 0.18%
1966 1,615,259 27.29 -0.01%
1965 1,615,391 27.58 0.11%
1964 1,613,632 27.87 0.61%
1963 1,603,842 28.17 1.10%
1962 1,586,363 28.46 1.50%
1961 1,562,740 28.76 0.88%
1960 1,549,119 29.08 %