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Switzerland: area, population and density
Switzerland has 39,510 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 9,092,436; calculated population density is 230 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Switzerland ranks 131st of 196 by land area, 99th by population and 49th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 39,510 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 9,092,436World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 230 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Switzerland in the country comparison set
Switzerland has 39,510 sq km of land area and a population value of 9,092,436 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 131st by land area, 99th by population, and 49th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Switzerland first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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