Switzerland Rural Population 1960-2024
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 2022 was 2,273,624, a 0.45% increase from 2021.
- Switzerland rural population for 2021 was 2,263,530, a 0.46% 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 - Historical Data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | % of Total | Change |
| 2022 | 2,273,624 | 25.91 | 0.44% |
| 2021 | 2,263,530 | 26.00 | 0.45% |
| 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 | 0.00% |