# Population density A thematic map of the Atlas of Switzerland, the national atlas published by ETH Zurich. The map is drawn in the browser; this file describes it and lists its variants and links, but not the data values shown on the map. - Map: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/population-density/ - Map id: 370 - Categories: Society and Culture › Population › Density and Distribution - Keywords: Demography, Inhabitants - Published: 2016-06-16 - Last revised: 2021-07-21 - Content language: English - Other languages: [Deutsch](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/de/thema/bevoelkerungsdichte.md), [Français](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/fr/theme/densite-de-la-population.md), [Italiano](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/it/tema/densita-della-popolazione.md) ## Description Between 1900 and 2008, Switzerland's population has more than doubled, from 3.3 millions in 1900 to 8.2 millions in 2014. At present, 73.7 per cent of the population live in urban areas and less than one third in rural areas. This is typical throughout Europe for conurbations. For Switzerland as a whole, the population density is 206 persons/km² (2014). Urban areas grew by 1.1 per cent in 2011, while the population in rural areas grew by 0.9 per cent to reach around 2.0 million people. ## Sources - FSO (2003): Statistisches Jahrbuch der Schweiz. Neuchâtel: Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung - FSO (2010): Statistisches Jahrbuch der Schweiz. Neuchâtel: Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung - FSO (2015): [Bevölkerung: Panorama](http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/01/01/pan.html). Neuchâtel: Bundesamt für Statistik ## Data sources - Atlas of Switzerland (2000): Besiedelbares Gebiet - Atlas of Switzerland: [Administrative Einheiten 1:500.000 (Gemeinden, Bezirke, Kantone)](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/) - ETH Zurich: [Atlas of Switzerland](https://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/) - FSO (2018): [Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Staatsangehörigkeit (Kategorie), Geschlecht und demographischen Komponenten](https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/bevoelkerung/stand-entwicklung/bevoelkerung.html) - FSO (2019): [STATPOP](http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/01/02/blank/key/bevoelkerungsstand/02.html) - FSO (2020): [Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Staatsangehörigkeit (Kategorie), Geschlecht und Alter](https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/bevoelkerung/stand-entwicklung/bevoelkerung.html) - swisstopo [J160089] (2010): [Gemeindegrenzen GG25](https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/products/landscape/boundaries3D) - swisstopo [J160089] (2010): [Landeskarte 1:500.000](https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/products/maps/national/lk500) ## Data owners - [Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG)](http://www.blw.admin.ch/) - [Atlas of Switzerland (AoS)](http://www.atlasderschweiz.ch/) - [Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO)](https://www.bfs.admin.ch/) - [Swiss Federal Office of Transport (OFT)](http://www.bav.admin.ch/) - [Swiss Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo)](http://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/) ## Citation The terms of use ask to name the Atlas of Switzerland and the data owners, and to keep the source references in exports, screenshots and embeds. Cite the map as: > Atlas of Switzerland (2021): Population density. ETH Zürich. Map data © FOAG, AoS, FSO, OFT, swisstopo. https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/population-density/ ## Variants The map has 50 variants. Levels: spatial unit → time. The `u` value of a variant selects it in the links below. - Cantons - 1985: `u=AyIAAwAA` - 1990: `u=AyEAAwAA` - 1995: `u=AyAAAwAA` - 2000: `u=ARcAAwAA` - 2005: `u=AkMAAwAA` - 2010: `u=AkgAAwAA` - 2015: `u=Ak0AAwAA` - 2020: `u=Ay8AAwAA` (default) - Communes - 1985: `u=AyIABQAA` - 1990: `u=AyEABQAA` - 1995: `u=AyAABQAA` - 2000: `u=ARcABQAA` - 2005: `u=AkMABQAA` - 2010: `u=AkgABQAA` - 2015: `u=Ak0ABQAA` - 2020 (2020-01-01): `u=Ay8ABQAA` - 2020 (2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31): `u=Ay4ABQAA` - Districts - 1985: `u=AyIABgAA` - 1990: `u=AyEABgAA` - 1995: `u=AyAABgAA` - 2000: `u=ARcABgAA` - 2005: `u=AkMABgAA` - 2010: `u=AkgABgAA` - 2015: `u=Ak0ABgAA` - 2020: `u=Ay8ABgAA` - Cantons, habitable area - 1985: `u=AyIA4QAA` - 1990: `u=AyEA4QAA` - 1995: `u=AyAA4QAA` - 2000: `u=ARcA4QAA` - 2005: `u=AkMA4QAA` - 2010: `u=AkgA4QAA` - 2015: `u=Ak0A4QAA` - 2020: `u=Ay8A4QAA` - Districts, habitable area - 1985: `u=AyIA4gAA` - 1990: `u=AyEA4gAA` - 1995: `u=AyAA4gAA` - 2000: `u=ARcA4gAA` - 2005: `u=AkMA4gAA` - 2010: `u=AkgA4gAA` - 2015: `u=Ak0A4gAA` - 2020: `u=Ay8A4gAA` - Communes, habitable area - 1985: `u=AyIA4wAA` - 1990: `u=AyEA4wAA` - 1995: `u=AyAA4wAA` - 2000: `u=ARcA4wAA` - 2005: `u=AkMA4wAA` - 2010: `u=AkgA4wAA` - 2015: `u=Ak0A4wAA` - 2020 (2020-01-01): `u=Ay8A4wAA` - 2020 (2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31): `u=Ay4A4wAA` ## Links Replace `{u}` with the `u` value of a variant above, or leave out `u={u}` for the default variant. The map opens at its full extent; a link cannot set the map position. - Map: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/theme/population-density/?u={u} - Short link, stays valid when the title changes: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/t/370/?u={u} - Side by side with another map: https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/comparison/?lt=370&lu={u}&rt={id of the other map}&ru={u of the other map, or leave out} Embed in another website (allowed by the terms of use, as long as the source references stay visible): ```html ``` In the embed URL, `dm` sets what is shown: `e` the map with its title bar (default), `p` also the values of an object clicked on the map, `m` only the map with a button that opens it in the atlas. `ig=1` (default) lets the map react to scrolling and dragging only after a click into it, `ig=0` right away. The size can be changed in `style`. For the use and citation of maps and data, see the [terms of use](https://atlasderschweiz.ch/en/terms-of-use/).