Belarus vs Switzerland: Urban population

Belarus
7.22 million
in 2025
Switzerland
7.79 million
in 2025
Belarus rank
82nd
Switzerland rank
79th

Urban population over time

  • Belarus
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 7.79 million against 7.22 million in Belarus, a difference of 571,820.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.

Globally, Belarus ranks 82nd and Switzerland ranks 79th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.