Population, age 17, total in Switzerland
Switzerland: Population, age 17, total was 89,622 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 17, total in Switzerland, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 17, total in Switzerland is 89,622, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 17, total in Switzerland peaked at 97,552 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 80,763, in 1993.
Switzerland ranks 109th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81,944 | 80,763 | 83,668 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88,942 | 84,315 | 96,720 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,845 | 89,622 | 97,552 | 5 |
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More education data for Switzerland
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 58,349 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.44 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 17, total in Switzerland?
- Population, age 17, total in Switzerland was 89,622 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 17, total recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 97,552 in 2010.
- What is the lowest population, age 17, total recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,763 in 1993.
- How does Switzerland rank for population, age 17, total?
- Switzerland ranks 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 17, total rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.