Urban Development in Switzerland 75 indicators covering urban development for Switzerland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population in the largest city 18.7% 2025 down 11.9% 119th Population density 224.98 people per sq. km of land area 2023 up 9.9% 61st PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.32 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 37.4% 168th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.46 million 2025 up 9.7% 106th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.16 units per person 2025 down 0.1% 85th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.8141 % change on previous year 2025 down 25.1% 89th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.8% 120th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 36.23 units per square kilometre 2023 up 10.2% 29th Population in largest city 1.46 million 2025 up 9.7% 105th Crude steelmaking capacity 1.37 Tonnes 2025 unchanged 55th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 135.43 Hectares 2020 up 0.5% 53rd Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 34,995 Number 2025 down 15.3% 8th PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 49.3% 2017 down 47.3% 174th Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 62.02 million Number 2025 up 23.1% 17th Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 2,908 Million euro 2023 up 79.2% 8th Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 23,462 Number 2024 — 12th Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 12,348 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) 2025 down 0.7% 34th Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 15.3% 2024 up 30.8% 3rd At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 33.9% 2024 up 4.6% 5th Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 1.8 Average 2024 down 5.3% 14th Total housing costs in pps 971.4 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2024 up 12.5% 4th Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and 21.3% 2024 up 0.9% 3rd Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 3.0% 2024 up 15.4% 6th At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation 486 Thousand persons 2024 up 76.7% 18th Seat capacity of passenger railway vehicles by type of vehicles 291 Thousand 1996 up 1.7% 9th Seat/berth capacity of passenger railway vehicles 291 Thousand 1996 up 1.7% 9th Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 49 Thousand persons 2024 up 4.3% 30th Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization 1.8 Average 2024 down 5.3% 14th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 600 Thousand persons 2024 up 75.4% 19th At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of 33.9% 2024 up 4.6% 5th Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of 25.1% 2024 up 2.9% 3rd Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status 15.3% 2024 up 30.8% 3rd Self-propelled vessels, dumb and pushed vessels by load capacity 8 Number 2024 down 38.5% 26th Load capacity of self-propelled vessels by year of construction 13.86 Thousand tonnes 2020 down 95.1% 19th Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) 13.9% 2024 up 69.5% 7th Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization 10.2% 2024 down 25.0% 33rd Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 34,995 Number 2025 down 15.3% 8th Seat capacity of new motor coaches, buses and trolley buses 45,963 Number 2025 down 27.1% 9th Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight 491,961 Number 2025 up 28.7% 22nd Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status 1.3% 2023 down 35.0% 40th Children (aged 0 to 17) living in a dwelling with a leaking roof 16.0% 2023 down 11.1% 25th Financial burden of the total housing cost 23.4% 2023 down 4.5% 28th Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by 82.1% 2023 down 2.0% 27th Prison capacity and number of persons held 7,404 Number 2024 up 2.3% 22nd New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross 3,123 Number 2025 down 90.9% 37th Children (aged 0 to 17) having neither a bath, nor a shower in their 0.0% 2020 — 38th Noise from neighbours or from the street by degree of urbanisation 24.0% 2023 up 10.6% 15th Crime, violence or vandalism in the area by degree of urbanisation 12.6% 2023 down 40.8% 17th Severe housing deprivation rate by tenure status 0.7% 2023 up 250.0% 33rd Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 62.02 million Number 2025 up 23.1% 17th Severe housing deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 2.2% 2023 down 46.3% 34th Power of self-propelled vessels by load capacity 66 Megawatt 1996 down 35.3% 6th Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 6.0% 2024 up 13.2% 34th Child well-being — Children experiencing severe housing deprivation 2.6 2020 up 13.0% 16th New trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 11,855 Number 2025 down 17.2% 15th Trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross weight 328,323 Number 2025 up 24.9% 18th Semi-trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 19,432 Number 2025 up 16.7% 26th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 597 Thousand persons 2024 up 43.5% 15th Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of 4.8% 2024 down 11.1% 27th Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization 2.4% 2024 up 20.0% 33rd Page 1 of 2 Next →