Stable demographic growth of 0.7% in 2019
Neuchâtel, 27.08.2020 - The final figures for 2019 from the population and households statistics of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) confirm the trends announced in April during the publication of the provisional results. Switzerland’s population increased by 0.7% compared with 2018, reaching 8.6 million inhabitants at the end of 2019. It increased in all the cantons except for Ticino, Nidwalden, Neuchâtel and Appenzell Innerrhoden. Most people live in areas with urban character. Almost half of the cantons had more senior citizens than young people.
This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below).
Address for enquiries
Fabienne Rausa, FSO, Demography and Migration section, tel.: +41 58 463 63 50, email: info.dem@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch
