Population, male in Switzerland

Switzerland: Population, male was 4.52 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4.52 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
98th
of 215 countries
All-time high
4.52 million
in 2025
All-time low
2.58 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, male in Switzerland, 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, male in Switzerland is 4.52 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male in Switzerland peaked at 4.52 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.58 million, in 1960.

Switzerland ranks 98th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.81 million 2.58 million 3.00 million 10
1970s 3.06 million 3.02 million 3.09 million 10
1980s 3.15 million 3.07 million 3.24 million 10
1990s 3.41 million 3.28 million 3.49 million 10
2000s 3.64 million 3.51 million 3.81 million 10
2010s 4.07 million 3.85 million 4.25 million 10
2020s 4.40 million 4.29 million 4.52 million 6

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 95 Azerbaijan 5.02 million compare
  2. 96 Hungary 4.57 million compare
  3. 97 Austria 4.54 million compare
  4. 99 Sierra Leone 4.40 million compare
  5. 100 Belarus 4.23 million compare
  6. 101 Togo 4.21 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, male in Switzerland?
Population, male in Switzerland was 4.52 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, male recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 4.52 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population, male recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 2.58 million in 1960.
How does Switzerland rank for population, male?
Switzerland ranks 98th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, male
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.