Global Population: Overview
The entire number of people living in a nation or area is referred to as its population. The economy, female fertility rates, birth rates, mortality rates, healthcare facilities, expanding urbanization, immigration and emigration rates, education, and other social and cultural elements are only a few of the many variables that affect a nation's population growth. Currently, the global population is growing at a low single-digit annual rate. The population is projected to grow by 81 million people annually. The population of the world has more than doubled between 1959 and the 2000s. The annual rate of population increase reached its high in the late 1960s. The pace of increase has nearly halved since then, and it is anticipated that it will continue to decrease globally in the coming years.
Switzerland Population Distribution
The population of Switzerland reached 8.7 million in 2021. Switzerland had the largest population group with 65.9% (5.76 million) of the population falling into the working-age group of 15-64 years. 65 years and above, was the second-largest population group in Switzerland with 19.0% (1.66 million) of the population. Below 15 years was the third largest population group with 15.0% (1.31 million) of the total population in 2021.
Both the male and female populations of Switzerland had modest single-digit year-over-year growth in 2021. The number of females in the country has surpassed that of males since the 1960s. In 2021, there were more individuals residing in urban areas than in rural ones. Since the 1960s, a greater percentage of people live in the country's urban areas than in its rural areas.
Switzerland has been undergoing a process of demographic transition, and social expenditure is on the rise. There has been an increase in the proportion of the aging population, while the birth rate is declining. The government has proposed pension reforms to make it sustainable. Switzerland is thus reflecting a demographic trend similar to the rest of Europe, where the aging population is increasing, and fewer people are entering the workforce.
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