Germany vs Switzerland

Germany vs Switzerland: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 0.35% a year in Germany and 0.62% a year in Switzerland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 0.27 percentage points, or 1.78 times that in Germany.

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% a year · UN

Germany vs Switzerland: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 0.35% a year in Germany and 0.62% a year in Switzerland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 0.27 percentage points, or 1.78 times that in Germany.
GermanySwitzerlandUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Switzerland has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Germany.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Germany at -0.05% a year and Switzerland at 0.05% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearGermanySwitzerlandWorld
20230.350.620.87
20220.751.160.88
20210.180.790.8
2020-0.020.740.9
20190.180.721.03
20180.280.711.07
20170.360.771.13
20160.471.111.17
20151.191.081.18
20140.521.21.22
20130.31.241.23
20120.011.061.27
20110.141.071.26
2010-0.071.181.27
2009-0.191.081.28
2008-0.241.421.28
2007-0.221.121.28
2006-0.770.661.28
2005-0.070.591.27
2004-0.040.691.28
2003-0.010.691.29
20020.110.811.3
20010.210.631.33
20000.120.551.35
19990.170.571.35
1998-0.990.381.37
19970.060.221.39
19960.240.271.42
19950.350.621.45
19940.250.721.47
19930.450.871.52
19920.910.951.57
19910.661.341.63
19900.831.141.76
19890.930.811.78
19880.640.811.79
19870.180.661.84
19860.170.591.83
1985-0.020.451.8
1984-0.330.441.8
1983-0.250.281.78
1982-0.180.581.86
19810.040.591.82
19800.290.51.8
19790.130.291.79
1978-0.050.111.74
1977-0.13-0.091.75
1976-0.33-0.591.78
1975-0.53-0.561.8
1974-0.220.471.88
19730.290.611.94
19720.330.871.97
19710.620.661.97
1970-0.260.42.06
19690.931.052.06
19680.671.22.09
19670.241.322
19660.71.162.04
19650.990.932.09
19640.741.382.16
19630.91.932.28
19620.982.352.11
19610.72.731.67
19600.851.211.58
19590.731.251.73
19580.791.292
19570.911.282.07
19560.431.261.98
19550.361.272.01
19540.291.281.99
19530.191.291.9
19520.121.361.94
19510.011.31.75
1950-0.21.051.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearGermanySwitzerlandWorld
2024-0.34-1.01–0.30.54-0.03–1.140.86
2025-0.79-1.59–0.730.48-0.34–1.210.84
2026-0.23-1.05–0.570.42-0.49–1.260.83
2027-0.25-1.11–0.590.38-0.6–1.310.81
2028-0.26-1.09–0.570.34-0.73–1.390.8
2029-0.28-1.13–0.560.29-0.75–1.350.78
2030-0.27-1.12–0.60.27-0.81–1.410.76
2031-0.29-1.15–0.530.25-0.96–1.390.75
2032-0.27-1.16–0.630.2-1.02–1.360.73
2033-0.28-1.15–0.610.19-1.02–1.350.72
2034-0.25-1.21–0.630.18-1.07–1.350.7
2035-0.27-1.18–0.590.15-1.15–1.350.69
2036-0.29-1.17–0.610.13-1.18–1.350.67
2037-0.27-1.16–0.650.12-1.25–1.370.65
2038-0.28-1.19–0.670.1-1.3–1.320.64
2039-0.27-1.18–0.640.09-1.39–1.380.62
2040-0.27-1.18–0.660.12-1.37–1.380.61
2041-0.25-1.2–0.670.07-1.44–1.370.59
2042-0.25-1.22–0.710.11-1.4–1.470.57
2043-0.27-1.24–0.690.08-1.41–1.430.56
2044-0.29-1.26–0.680.07-1.51–1.440.54
2045-0.29-1.27–0.670.06-1.52–1.330.52
2046-0.29-1.27–0.690.07-1.56–1.420.5
2047-0.3-1.33–0.680.07-1.65–1.370.48
2048-0.32-1.35–0.680.07-1.51–1.460.46
2049-0.32-1.36–0.660.04-1.64–1.410.44
2050-0.31-1.33–0.670.02-1.73–1.440.42
2051-0.32-1.29–0.670-1.69–1.410.4
2052-0.32-1.26–0.70-1.66–1.390.38
2053-0.35-1.32–0.7-0.05-1.8–1.360.36
2054-0.37-1.37–0.63-0.08-1.81–1.430.34
2055-0.38-1.38–0.62-0.09-1.83–1.370.33
2056-0.36-1.53–0.61-0.08-1.75–1.370.31
2057-0.37-1.44–0.62-0.06-1.86–1.40.3
2058-0.37-1.43–0.67-0.09-1.83–1.380.28
2059-0.34-1.39–0.66-0.11-1.91–1.420.27
2060-0.34-1.4–0.63-0.1-1.93–1.410.25
2061-0.31-1.38–0.73-0.13-1.94–1.310.24
2062-0.31-1.4–0.75-0.12-2.04–1.30.23
2063-0.28-1.36–0.7-0.11-2.05–1.30.22
2064-0.27-1.29–0.73-0.12-2.12–1.260.21
2065-0.26-1.31–0.77-0.13-2.16–1.30.2
2066-0.26-1.38–0.77-0.13-2.13–1.30.19
2067-0.25-1.36–0.79-0.08-2.09–1.40.18
2068-0.23-1.4–0.75-0.09-2.27–1.390.17
2069-0.23-1.36–0.83-0.09-2.26–1.340.16
2070-0.2-1.39–0.92-0.12-2.38–1.360.15
2071-0.22-1.39–0.84-0.11-2.42–1.370.14
2072-0.21-1.39–0.81-0.08-2.32–1.430.13
2073-0.22-1.4–0.79-0.1-2.36–1.40.12
2074-0.22-1.36–0.79-0.12-2.47–1.370.1
2075-0.19-1.43–0.85-0.06-2.4–1.40.09
2076-0.22-1.5–0.86-0.05-2.47–1.450.08
2077-0.22-1.5–0.88-0.08-2.33–1.460.07
2078-0.2-1.4–0.83-0.07-2.51–1.460.06
2079-0.19-1.35–0.87-0.08-2.53–1.50.05
2080-0.18-1.33–0.93-0.07-2.61–1.530.04
2081-0.16-1.4–0.91-0.07-2.63–1.490.03
2082-0.15-1.34–0.91-0.06-2.62–1.520.02
2083-0.15-1.35–0.91-0.05-2.61–1.550.01
2084-0.14-1.37–0.95-0.05-2.71–1.49-0
2085-0.14-1.34–0.94-0.05-2.77–1.47-0.01
2086-0.14-1.37–0.96-0.02-2.74–1.47-0.02
2087-0.12-1.43–0.950-2.7–1.55-0.03
2088-0.08-1.4–0.97-0.02-2.66–1.46-0.04
2089-0.08-1.34–1.040-2.56–1.55-0.05
2090-0.09-1.4–0.950.02-2.68–1.56-0.05
2091-0.07-1.37–0.930.03-2.7–1.62-0.06
2092-0.04-1.34–1.020.03-2.75–1.62-0.07
2093-0.03-1.3–1.10.03-2.68–1.58-0.07
2094-0.03-1.32–1.030.05-2.76–1.65-0.08
2095-0.03-1.35–1.040.06-2.68–1.72-0.09
2096-0.04-1.34–1.070.04-2.67–1.63-0.1
2097-0.06-1.41–1.070.08-2.69–1.78-0.11
2098-0.02-1.28–1.090.07-2.89–1.75-0.11
2099-0.04-1.35–1.040.09-2.92–1.65-0.12
2100-0.05-1.38–1.110.05-2.97–1.65-0.13

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Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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