Population, age 18, male in Switzerland

Switzerland: Population, age 18, male was 47,402 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
47,402
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
109th
of 191 countries
All-time high
49,877
in 2011
All-time low
42,217
in 1997
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, age 18, male in Switzerland, 1990–2015

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1990200220151990: 45.1k1991: 44.1k1992: 43.4k1993: 43.0k1994: 42.6k1995: 42.4k1996: 42.3k1997: 42.2k1998: 42.3k1999: 42.5k2000: 42.7k2001: 43.1k2002: 43.4k2003: 43.9k2004: 44.5k2005: 45.3k2006: 46.3k2007: 47.4k2008: 48.5k2009: 49.3k2010: 49.8k2011: 49.9k2012: 49.6k2013: 49.0k2014: 48.2k2015: 47.4k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 18, male in Switzerland stood at 47,402.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 18, male in Switzerland peaked at 49,877 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 42,217, in 1997.

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 26 years of available data.

Population, age 18, male in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 18, male in Switzerland, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 45,064 —
1991 44,123 -2.1%
1992 43,437 -1.6%
1993 42,970 -1.1%
1994 42,645 -0.8%
1995 42,406 -0.6%
1996 42,256 -0.4%
1997 42,217 -0.1%
1998 42,286 +0.2%
1999 42,456 +0.4%
2000 42,721 +0.6%
2001 43,053 +0.8%
2002 43,444 +0.9%
2003 43,927 +1.1%
2004 44,549 +1.4%
2005 45,333 +1.8%
2006 46,299 +2.1%
2007 47,399 +2.4%
2008 48,478 +2.3%
2009 49,331 +1.8%
2010 49,816 +1.0%
2011 49,877 +0.1%
2012 49,565 -0.6%
2013 48,964 -1.2%
2014 48,208 -1.5%
2015 47,402 -1.7%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 47,402 is above the median for high income countries, which is 32,884, 1.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 47,402 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47,678, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42,986 42,217 45,064 10
2000s 45,453 42,721 49,331 10
2010s 48,972 47,402 49,877 6

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 106 Belarus 49,180 compare
  2. 107 Turkmenistan 48,028 compare
  3. 108 Czechia 47,678 compare
  4. 110 Austria 47,198 compare
  5. 111 Congo 46,833 compare
  6. 112 Costa Rica 43,025 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 18, male in Switzerland?
Population, age 18, male in Switzerland was 47,402 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 18, male recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 49,877 in 2011.
What is the lowest population, age 18, male recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 42,217 in 1997.
How does Switzerland rank for population, age 18, male?
Switzerland ranks 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 18, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 18, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 18, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, age 18, male refers to the male population at the specified age.