Rural population, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Rural population, per capita was 0.1427 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Switzerland, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.1427 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.4898 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1427 units per person, in 2025.
That places Switzerland 173rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4598 units per person | 0.431 units per person | 0.4898 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4081 units per person | 0.3916 units per person | 0.4257 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3551 units per person | 0.3198 units per person | 0.3871 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2888 units per person | 0.2686 units per person | 0.3134 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2653 units per person | 0.2643 units per person | 0.267 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2399 units per person | 0.1922 units per person | 0.2639 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1536 units per person | 0.1427 units per person | 0.1766 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 170 New Zealand 0.16 units per person compare
- 171 Saudi Arabia 0.1539 units per person compare
- 172 Peru 0.144 units per person compare
- 174 United Arab Emirates 0.1404 units per person compare
- 175 Palestine 0.1262 units per person compare
- 176 Belgium 0.1233 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 739.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.6446 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.6446 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 14.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Switzerland?
- Rural population, per capita in Switzerland was 0.1427 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4898 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1427 units per person in 2025.
- How does Switzerland rank for rural population, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 173rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.