Demographics of Switzerland

Switzerland's demographic development is characterized by a continuously increasing average age and a high proportion of the population who are foreigners.

Population: 8,654,618 (2020)

Evolution of the Swiss population from 1861 to 2014.

Life expectancy:

• Men: 76.73 years
• Women: 82.63 years
• Average: 79.6 years

Languages:

• German: 63.7 %
• French: 19.2 %
• Italian: 7.6 %
• Romanche: 0.6 %
• Other: 8.9 %

Religion in Switzerland

Literacy: 99%