Switzerland counted 8.5 million inhabitants at the end of 2018
Neuchâtel, 27.08.2019 - This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below).
Switzerland’s population increased by 0.7% compared with 2017 and passed the mark of 8.5 million inhabitants in 2018. Apart from Neuchâtel and Ticino which saw a decrease in their population numbers, an increase was observed everywhere else. Fribourg, Valais and Schwyz are the cantons which gained the most inhabitants thanks to internal migration. These are the final results of the population and households statistics from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
Address for enquiries
Fabienne Rausa, FSO, Demography and Migration section, tel.: +41 58 463 63 50, e-mail: info.dem@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch
