Switzerland

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Key facts:
  • Country Long: Switzerland
  • Currency: Swiss franc
  • Capital City: Bern
  • Region: Western Europe
  • Continent: Europe
  • Demonym: Swiss
  • Latitude: 47°0′N
  • Longitude: 8°0′E
  • Agricultural Land: 14,993.80
  • Forest Area: 12,725 m²
  • Land Area: 39,509 m²
  • Rural Land: 34,763.60
  • Urban Land: 4,016.82
  • Central Government Debt Pct Gdp: 20.30%
  • Expense Pct Gdp: 19.32%
  • Gdp: 807,706,000,000.00
  • Inflation: 2.84
  • Self Employed Pct: 15.01%
  • Tax Revenue Pct Gdp: 10.25%
  • Unemployment Pct: 4.20%
  • Vulnerable Employment Pct: 9.90%
  • Electricity Access Pct: 100.00%
  • Alternative Nuclear Energy Pct: 39.89%
  • Electricty Production Hydroelectric Pct: 57.88%
  • Electricty Production Gas Pct: 1.00%
  • Electricty Production Nuclear Pct: 34.93%
  • Electricty Production Oil Pct: 0.07%
  • Electricty Production Renewable Pct: 4.32%
  • Energy Imports Pct: 50.09%
  • Fossil Energy Consumption Pct: 50.17%
  • Renewable Energy Consumption Pct: 26.37%
  • Co2 Emissions: 34,916.10
  • Methane Emissions: 4,975.24
  • Nitrous Oxide Emissions: 2,396.71
  • Greenhouse Other Emissions: 1,473.07
  • Health Expenditure Pct Gdp: 11.80%
  • Health Expenditure Capita: 10,309.80
  • Hospital Beds: 4.63
  • Hiv Incidence: 0.03
  • Suicide Rate: 14.50
  • Armed Forces: 20,000.00
  • Military Expenditure Pct Gdp: 0.76%
  • Birth Rate: 10.30
  • Death Rate: 8.20
  • Fertility Rate: 1.52
  • Internet Pct: 95.57%
  • Life Expectancy: 84.00
  • Net Migration: 23,872
  • Population Female: 4,414,771
  • Population Male: 4,354,970
  • Population: 8,769,741
  • Women Parliament Seats Pct: 41.50%
  • Rural Population: 2,272,064
  • Urban Population: 6,497,677
  • Press: 7.43
  • Democracy Score: 9.03
  • Democracy Type: Full democracy
  • Median Age: 38.10
  • Political Leader: Simonetta Sommaruga (President)

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Population

The country has a total population of 8,769,741 (0.11% of worldwide)

The average net migration is 23,872 (0.3% of pop)

The population density is around 222 ppl/km²

Population distribution

The total population is 8,769,741

The male share is 49.7% and female 50.3%

The urban population represent 74.1% and rural 25.9%

The median age is 38.1

Age distribution:

Age group Pop Share
0 437,163 4.98%
5 445,575 5.08%
10 436,799 4.98%
15 423,667 4.83%
20 465,419 5.31%
25 541,123 6.17%
30 621,485 7.09%
35 627,712 7.16%
40 614,524 7.01%
45 594,753 6.78%
50 642,241 7.32%
55 662,775 7.56%
60 563,133 6.42%
65 456,800 5.21%
70 402,251 4.59%
75 351,513 4.01%
80 482,808 5.51%
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Location

Switzerland is located in Western Europe, Europe

The total country area is 39,510 km² (0.03% of worldwide)

Bern is the capital

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Cities

There are 298 cities in Switzerland in our database, they represent 47.52% of the population of the country altogether

City Population
Zurich 346,185
Geneva 181,492
Basel 164,474
Bern 123,018
Lausanne 118,015
Winterthur 91,368
Luzern 57,269
Biel 49,675
Thun 41,539
La Chaux-de-Fonds 36,971
Koniz 35,961
Schaffhausen 34,445
Fribourg 33,806
Chur 32,874
Neuchatel 31,216
Vernier 29,767
Uster 29,583
Sion 28,246
Emmen 27,290
Lugano 26,327
Kriens 26,117
Zug 24,197
Yverdon 23,756
Montreux 23,703
Dubendorf 23,051
Frauenfeld 22,639
Dietikon 22,443
Baar 20,752
Meyrin 19,691
Carouge 19,688
Wadenswil 19,473
Wetzikon 19,377
Allschwil 18,745
Wettingen 18,509
Kloten 18,141
Horgen 18,055
Jona 17,806
Renens 17,530
Gossau 17,268
Wil 17,234
Kreuzlingen 17,233
Nyon 17,071
Bellinzona 17,006
Onex 16,796
Baden 16,659
Muttenz 16,646
Pully 16,640
Olten 16,555
Littau 16,403
Thalwil 16,389
Adliswil 16,144
Grenchen 16,135
Vevey 16,014
Monthey 16,002
Regensdorf 15,756
Herisau 15,444
Steffisburg 15,396
Solothurn 15,292
Binningen 15,046
Aarau 15,007
Burgdorf 14,943
Freienbach 14,900
Pratteln 14,861
Bulach 14,776
Sierre 14,648
Volketswil 14,592
Langenthal 14,533
Schwyz 14,425
Martigny 14,413
Wohlen 14,163
Locarno 13,998
Schlieren 13,762
Morges 13,759
Cham 13,431
Opfikon 13,395
Einsiedeln 13,188
Arbon 13,125
Stafa 13,040
Thonex 13,018
Kusnacht 13,000
Wallisellen 12,820
Zollikon 12,534
Liestal 12,491
Bulle 12,460
Zofingen 12,327
Spiez 12,310
Muri 12,280
Uzwil 12,185
Horw 12,110
Munchenstein 12,059
Kussnacht 11,771
Meilen 11,723
Versoix 11,660
Worb 11,586
Delemont 11,567
Amriswil 11,543
Ebikon 11,473
Richterswil 11,398
Ruti 11,361
Munsingen 11,326
Gland 11,194
Lyss 10,892
La Tour-de-Peilz 10,835
Munchenbuchsee 10,774
Prilly 10,774
Rheinfelden 10,657
Ecublens 10,655
Birsfelden 10,627
Altstatten 10,585
Spreitenbach 10,544
Hinwil 10,533
Affoltern 10,415
Aesch 10,396
Buchs 10,361
Mannedorf 10,164
Arth 10,100
Oftringen 10,062
Pfaffikon 9,987
Oberwil 9,957
Le Locle 9,933
Flawil 9,878
Bassersdorf 9,860
Chene-Bougeries 9,821
Arlesheim 9,737
Belp 9,594
Maur 9,577
Weinfelden 9,529
Suhr 9,522
Sarnen 9,405
Villars-sur-Glane 9,379
Veyrier 9,375
Wohlen 9,310
Bernex 9,266
Urdorf 9,247
Brugg 9,159
Zollikofen 9,144
Romanshorn 9,060
Gossau 9,028
Wald 9,016
Therwil 8,986
Altdorf 8,833
Zuchwil 8,815
Langnau 8,731
Risch 8,645
Steinhausen 8,640
Lutry 8,625
Egg 8,585
Embrach 8,517
Le Grand-Saconnex 8,457
Mohlin 8,353
Schubelbach 8,292
Wittenbach 8,283
Chiasso 8,232
Plan-les-Ouates 8,135
Wattwil 8,129
Kirchberg 8,073
Hunenberg 8,060
Chene-Bourg 8,038
Ingenbohl 7,964
Sursee 7,962
Rapperswil 7,959
Giubiasco 7,926
Aigle 7,897
Hombrechtikon 7,795
Hochdorf 7,793
Payerne 7,758
Reinach 7,756
Oberriet 7,717
Obersiggenthal 7,683
Stans 7,620
Lenzburg 7,616
Epalinges 7,521
Pregassona 7,491
Moutier 7,476
Naters 7,472
Biberist 7,463
Neuenhof 7,358
Bussigny 7,317
Unterageri 7,248
Rothrist 7,141
Dietlikon 7,121
Bagnes 7,114
Aadorf 7,100
Dudingen 7,088
Igis 7,078
Seuzach 7,061
Fallanden 6,987
Oberentfelden 6,981
Nidau 6,932
Kilchberg 6,918
Crissier 6,915
Wollerau 6,891
Lachen 6,879
Au 6,864
Domat 6,818
Windisch 6,815
Minusio 6,772
Conthey 6,747
Langnau 6,721
Bremgarten 6,702
Frutigen 6,668
Sirnach 6,658
Saanen 6,644
Meggen 6,593
Visp 6,560
Untersiggenthal 6,551
Ollon 6,494
Aarburg 6,484
Porrentruy 6,453
Granichen 6,444
Ruswil 6,441
Buchs 6,397
Viganello 6,330
Muri 6,307
Rumlang 6,304
Malters 6,303
Wahlern 6,292
Bolligen 6,291
Grabs 6,244
Durnten 6,225
Mendrisio 6,192
Bubikon 6,160
Trimbach 6,127
Oberengstringen 6,106
Losone 6,060
Bex 5,995
Frenkendorf 5,984
Fully 5,965
Bottmingen 5,956
Dornach 5,940
Biasca 5,937
Herrliberg 5,922
Massagno 5,918
Derendingen 5,916
Glarus 5,889
Buchrain 5,802
Chavannes 5,740
Herzogenbuchsee 5,734
Neuenkirch 5,683
Sissach 5,680
Saviese 5,653
Uznach 5,648
Menziken 5,645
Birmensdorf 5,630
Teufen 5,621
Zermatt 5,607
Oberuzwil 5,600
Heimberg 5,586
Peseux 5,580
Balsthal 5,576
Appenzell 5,541
Gelterkinden 5,541
Uetendorf 5,538
Hergiswil 5,477
Nendaz 5,477
Orbe 5,466
Murten 5,377
Kerns 5,375
Diepoldsau 5,351
Oberglatt 5,346
Blonay 5,294
Unterseen 5,283
Kirchberg 5,279
Buochs 5,272
Urtenen 5,255
Ruschlikon 5,246
Villmergen 5,244
Ascona 5,236
Laufen 5,223
Eschenbach 5,167
Le Mont-sur-Lausanne 5,139
Alpnach 5,139
Colombier 5,133
Kuttigen 5,092
Zumikon 5,082
Greifensee 5,080
Sumiswald 5,072
Interlaken 5,057
Lausen 5,043
Boudry 5,038
Gerlafingen 5,032
Sankt Margrethen 4,995
Sargans 4,991
Flums 4,936
Ettingen 4,917
Bad Ragaz 4,786
Schattdorf 4,779
Ebnat-Kappel 4,740
Meiringen 4,708
Saint-Imier 4,701
Seon 4,556
Konolfingen 4,509
Huttwil 4,480
Schonenwerd 4,470
Sevelen 4,450
Lengnau 4,302
Sulgen 3,081
Arosa 2,162

Politics

Switzerland democracy type is: Full democracy

President Simonetta Sommaruga is the political leader of the country

Democracy forecast: protests for more democracy are likely

Parity forecast: at this rate of evolution, parity will be reached in 2035

GDP Evolution

The country GDP is 0.81% of worldwide

The GDP per capita is $92,101.47 and the GDP per km² is $20,443,284.67

Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2)

Latest: 34,916 kt CO2 / yr (0.11% of worlwide)

Artists

There are 476 artists in our database for Switzerland:

Here are 100 of the most prolific ones:

Artist Born Dead
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen 1859 1923
Robert Frank 1924 2019
Roman Signer 1938
Louis Ducros 1748 1810
Daniel Grataloup 1937
Alberto Giacometti 1901 1966
Paul Klee 1879 1940
Frédéric Boissonnas 1858 1946
Jost Amman 1539 1591
Johann Heinrich Lips 1758 1817
Matthäus (I) Merian 1593 1650
Adolphe Burdet 1860 1940
Philip James De Loutherbourg 1740 1812
Conrad Meyer 1618 1689
Hans Erni 1909 2015
Heinrich Pfenninger 1749 1815
Anton Graff 1736 1813
Johann Rudolph Schellenberg 1740 1806
Matthäus (II) Merian 1621 1687
Félix Vallotton 1865 1925
Alexandre Calame 1810 1864
John Armleder 1948
Mira Schendel 1919 1988
Markus Raetz 1941 2020
Gunta Stölzl 1897 1983
Gottfried Honegger 1917 2016
Valentin Jeck 1964
Max Bill 1908 1994
Jean Tschumi 1904 1962
Louis-Julien Jacottet 1806
Bernhard Luginbühl 1929 2011
Jean Tinguely 1925 1991
Peter Zumthor 1943
Thomas Hirschhorn 1957
Charles Ricketts 1866 1931
Mario Botta 1943
Hans Danuser 1953
Armin Hofmann 1920
Jan Tschichold 1902 1974
Rudolph Meyer 1605 1638
Josef Müller-Brockmann 1914 1996
Christian von Mechel 1737 1817
Meret Oppenheim 1913 1985
David Alphonse de Sandoz-Rollin 1740 1809
Pipilotti Rist 1962
Jean Gabriel Scheffer 1797 1876
Anne-Marie Miéville 1945
Karl Bodmer 1809 1893
Sophie Taeuber-Arp 1889 1943
Balthasar Anton Dunker 1746 1807
Daniel Beyel 1760 1823
Salomon Gessner 1730 1788
Johann Georg Seiller 1663 1740
Niklaus Troxler 1947
Richard Paul Lohse 1902 1988
Jacques Herzog 1950
Martin Disler 1949 1996
Georg Gerster 1928
Emil Schulthess 1913 1996
David Weiss 1946 2012
Niele Toroni 1937
René Burri 1933 2014
Hans Frei
Peter Fischli 1952
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1865 1925
Johannes Gachnang 1939 2005
Urs Graf 1485 1528
Marcel Mathys 1933
Anton Blöchlinger 1885 1961
Erik Nitsche 1908 1998
Helmut Federle 1944
André Thomkins 1930 1985
Marquard Wocher 1760 1830
Silvia Bächli 1956
Not Vital 1948
Jean Michel Liotard 1702 1796
Florence Henri 1893 1982
Pierre Jeanneret 1896 1967
Dietrich Meyer 1572 1658
Niklaus Stoecklin 1896 1982
Johann Heinrich Füssli 1741 1825
Jakob Clauser 1525 1579
Johann Ludwig Aberli 1723 1786
Henry Fuseli 1741 1825
Herbert Leupin 1916 1999
Franz Hegi 1774 1850
Johann Jakob (I) Thurneysen 1636 1711
Ernst Keller 1891 1968
Sylvie Fleury 1961
Rudolf Bodmer 1805 1841
David Hess 1770 1843
Yves Béhar 1967
Karl Gerstner 1930
Wolfgang Weingart 2021
Ugo Rondinone 1964
Felix Maria Diog 1762 1834
Louis Soutter 1871 1942
Ferdinand Hodler 1853 1918
Johann Caspar Ulinger 1703 1768
Pierre de Meuron 1950

COVID-19 Situation

Latest total reported figures for Switzerland

09-Mar Last 7 days vs last week Total
Cases 0 1,472 6.67% 4,413,911
Deaths 1 3 -25.0% 14,210
Case Fatality inf% 0.2% -31.03% 0.32%

Reported Covid-19 deaths, Switzerland

There have been a total of 14,210 deaths related to COVID-19 in Switzerland, 1 yesterday and 3 in the last 7 days (-25.0%)

The chart below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past

Reported Covid-19 cases, Switzerland

There have been a total 4,413,911 cases related to COVID-19 in Switzerland, 0 yesterday and 1,472 in the last 7 days (6.67%)

The graph below shows a rolling 7-day average, and includes all corrections made by countries in the past

In literature

There are 379 books about Switzerland in our database:

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