Urban population 85.7%
% of population· 2025
Published observation
Over time Full published history Switzerland 2025 · 85.7%
0 21.43 42.86 64.3 85.73 1960 1993 2025 1960: 51% 1961: 51.7% 1962: 52.4% 1963: 53% 1964: 53.7% 1965: 54.4% 1966: 55.1% 1967: 55.7% 1968: 56.3% 1969: 56.9% 1970: 57.4% 1971: 57.9% 1972: 58.3% 1973: 58.7% 1974: 59.1% 1975: 59.4% 1976: 59.7% 1977: 60.1% 1978: 60.4% 1979: 60.8% 1980: 61.3% 1981: 61.8% 1982: 62.4% 1983: 63.2% 1984: 64% 1985: 64.8% 1986: 65.6% 1987: 66.5% 1988: 67.3% 1989: 68% 1990: 68.7% 1991: 69.2% 1992: 69.8% 1993: 70.4% 1994: 71% 1995: 71.5% 1996: 72% 1997: 72.5% 1998: 72.9% 1999: 73.1% 2000: 73.3% 2001: 73.4% 2002: 73.4% 2003: 73.5% 2004: 73.5% 2005: 73.5% 2006: 73.5% 2007: 73.5% 2008: 73.5% 2009: 73.6% 2010: 73.6% 2011: 73.7% 2012: 73.8% 2013: 74.1% 2014: 74.7% 2015: 75.6% 2016: 76.7% 2017: 77.9% 2018: 79.3% 2019: 80.8% 2020: 82.3% 2021: 84.2% 2022: 84.9% 2023: 85.2% 2024: 85.5% 2025: 85.7% Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.
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