Switzerland Population Pyramid 1952
Year
1952Switzerland in 1952
As of 1952, Switzerland counted 4,811,612 inhabitants. Half of the population was younger than 33.1 years; 23.9% were children under 15 and 9.6% were 65 or older.
The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Switzerland had on average 1.33 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 84.1 years on average (85.9 years for girls, 82.3 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
2,371,751 immigrants live in Switzerland, 26.6% of the population.
| Germany | 371,816 |
| Italy | 273,822 |
| Portugal | 202,178 |
| France | 195,100 |
| Turkey | 86,906 |
496,864 people born in Switzerland live in other countries.
| Italy | 181,622 |
| France | 96,066 |
| Spain | 59,271 |
| Portugal | 20,886 |
| Canada | 17,551 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 4,811,612 | 33.1 | |
| Austria | 6,927,252 | 35.5 | |
| Belgium | 8,696,639 | 35.1 | |
| Luxembourg | 299,901 | 35.0 | |
| Monaco | 20,558 | 44.0 |





