# Urban population share in Switzerland

Urban population share in Switzerland was 85.7% in 2025. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `urban_population_share`
- Place id: `ch`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.
- Note: Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.
- Source: World Bank, Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/urban-population/switzerland
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/urban-population/switzerland.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=urban_population_share&place=ch

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 85.7 |
| 2024 | 85.5 |
| 2023 | 85.2 |
| 2022 | 84.9 |
| 2021 | 84.2 |
| 2020 | 82.3 |
| 2019 | 80.8 |
| 2018 | 79.3 |
| 2017 | 77.9 |
| 2016 | 76.7 |
| 2015 | 75.6 |
| 2014 | 74.7 |
| 2013 | 74.1 |
| 2012 | 73.8 |
| 2011 | 73.7 |
| 2010 | 73.6 |
| 2009 | 73.6 |
| 2008 | 73.5 |
| 2007 | 73.5 |
| 2006 | 73.5 |
| 2005 | 73.5 |
| 2004 | 73.5 |
| 2003 | 73.5 |
| 2002 | 73.4 |
| 2001 | 73.4 |
| 2000 | 73.3 |
| 1999 | 73.1 |
| 1998 | 72.9 |
| 1997 | 72.5 |
| 1996 | 72 |
| 1995 | 71.5 |
| 1994 | 71 |
| 1993 | 70.4 |
| 1992 | 69.8 |
| 1991 | 69.2 |
| 1990 | 68.7 |
| 1989 | 68 |
| 1988 | 67.3 |
| 1987 | 66.5 |
| 1986 | 65.6 |
| 1985 | 64.8 |
| 1984 | 64 |
| 1983 | 63.2 |
| 1982 | 62.4 |
| 1981 | 61.8 |
| 1980 | 61.3 |
| 1979 | 60.8 |
| 1978 | 60.4 |
| 1977 | 60.1 |
| 1976 | 59.7 |
| 1975 | 59.4 |
| 1974 | 59.1 |
| 1973 | 58.7 |
| 1972 | 58.3 |
| 1971 | 57.9 |
| 1970 | 57.4 |
| 1969 | 56.9 |
| 1968 | 56.3 |
| 1967 | 55.7 |
| 1966 | 55.1 |
| 1965 | 54.4 |
| 1964 | 53.7 |
| 1963 | 53 |
| 1962 | 52.4 |
| 1961 | 51.7 |
| 1960 | 51 |