Switzerland - Population Density 1985
163.7
+0.7 from 1984
Switzerland's population density was 163.7 in 1985, increased +0.7 from 163.0 in 1984. This was the 135th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1985▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greenland | 0.2 | 0.9% |
| 2nd | Mongolia | 1.2 | 2.5% |
| 3rd | Namibia | 1.3 | 2.9% |
| 4th | Mauritania | 1.7 | 2.9% |
| 5th | Botswana | 2.0 | 3.5% |
| 6th | Australia | 2.1 | 1.3% |
| 7th | Libya | 2.2 | 3.3% |
| 8th | Iceland | 2.4 | 0.8% |
| 9th | Suriname | 2.4 | 1.3% |
| 10th | Canada | 2.9 | 0.9% |
| 11th | Gabon | 3.3 | 2.8% |
| 12th | Saudi Arabia | 3.8 | 5.9% |
| 13th | Guyana | 3.9 | -0.3% |
| 14th | Chad | 4.0 | 1.0% |
| 15th | Central African Republic | 4.2 | 1.3% |
| 16th | Oman | 4.3 | 6.2% |
| 17th | Niger | 5.6 | 3.0% |
| 18th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.9 | 2.1% |
| 19th | Congo, Republic of | 6.0 | 3.0% |
| 20th | Mali | 6.9 | 2.0% |
| 21st | Belize | 7.2 | 2.3% |
| 22nd | Papua New Guinea | 7.7 | 2.2% |
| 23rd | Angola | 7.8 | 3.7% |
| 24th | New Caledonia | 8.8 | 1.7% |
| 25th | Paraguay | 8.8 | 2.9% |
| 26th | Zambia | 9.1 | 3.0% |
| 27th | Algeria | 9.2 | 3.5% |
| 28th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.0 | 4.5% |
| 29th | Solomon Islands | 10.1 | 3.4% |
| 30th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 10.7 | 4.1% |
| 31st | Vanuatu | 10.7 | 2.6% |
| 32nd | Bhutan | 10.9 | 3.2% |
| 33rd | Argentina | 11.1 | 1.6% |
| 34th | Norway | 11.4 | 0.3% |
| 35th | New Zealand | 12.3 | 0.6% |
| 36th | Equatorial Guinea | 13.7 | 5.7% |
| 37th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 13.8 | 3.4% |
| 38th | Peru | 15.4 | 2.5% |
| 39th | Mozambique | 16.0 | 1.9% |
| 40th | Finland | 16.1 | 0.4% |
| 41st | Lao PDR | 16.2 | 2.8% |
| 42nd | Brazil | 16.2 | 2.2% |
| 43rd | Chile | 16.7 | 1.5% |
| 44th | Uruguay | 17.2 | 0.5% |
| 45th | Djibouti | 17.4 | 4.9% |
| 46th | Afghanistan | 17.5 | 2.1% |
| 47th | Madagascar | 17.9 | 2.9% |
| 48th | United Arab Emirates | 19.4 | 5.5% |
| 49th | Sweden | 20.5 | 0.2% |
| 50th | Cameroon | 20.7 | 3.0% |
| 51st | Yemen, Republic of | 21.7 | 3.9% |
| 52nd | Zimbabwe | 22.5 | 3.5% |
| 53rd | Guinea | 22.8 | 2.4% |
| 54th | Liberia | 23.3 | 3.1% |
| 55th | Bahamas, The | 25.3 | 1.7% |
| 56th | Tanzania | 25.4 | 3.3% |
| 57th | United States | 26.0 | 0.9% |
| 58th | Colombia | 26.4 | 2.2% |
| 59th | South Africa | 28.9 | 3.4% |
| 60th | Burkina Faso | 29.2 | 2.9% |
| 61st | Panama | 29.6 | 2.3% |
| 62nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 30.4 | 3.7% |
| 63rd | Nicaragua | 30.8 | 2.4% |
| 64th | Jordan | 31.5 | 4.7% |
| 65th | Qatar | 31.5 | 5.2% |
| 66th | Côte d'Ivoire | 31.6 | 4.0% |
| 67th | Guinea-Bissau | 31.9 | 1.6% |
| 68th | Faroe Islands | 32.7 | 1.3% |
| 69th | Ecuador | 33.6 | 2.6% |
| 70th | Kenya | 33.7 | 3.7% |
| 71st | Cambodia | 34.2 | 3.4% |
| 72nd | Senegal | 34.7 | 2.8% |
| 73rd | Iraq | 35.9 | 2.4% |
| 74th | Mexico | 38.6 | 2.1% |
| 75th | Honduras | 38.6 | 2.9% |
| 76th | Fiji | 39.6 | 2.4% |
| 77th | Benin | 40.2 | 3.0% |
| 78th | Eswatini | 41.1 | 3.7% |
| 79th | Brunei Darussalam | 41.5 | 3.4% |
| 80th | Malaysia | 46.4 | 3.3% |
| 81st | Timor-Leste | 46.9 | 1.4% |
| 82nd | Tunisia | 47.7 | 2.6% |
| 83rd | French Polynesia | 49.5 | 2.6% |
| 84th | Morocco | 49.5 | 2.4% |
| 85th | Sierra Leone | 50.4 | 2.2% |
| 86th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 51.0 | 3.0% |
| 87th | Ireland | 51.4 | 0.2% |
| 88th | Lesotho | 53.5 | 2.9% |
| 89th | Costa Rica | 53.7 | 2.8% |
| 90th | Myanmar | 56.0 | 2.0% |
| 91st | Syrian Arab Republic | 57.8 | 3.6% |
| 92nd | Samoa | 59.0 | 0.0% |
| 93rd | Ghana | 60.0 | 2.2% |
| 94th | Togo | 63.3 | 3.2% |
| 95th | Türkiye | 65.9 | 2.2% |
| 96th | Guatemala | 73.3 | 2.9% |
| 97th | Uganda | 75.2 | 2.8% |
| 98th | Spain | 77.0 | 0.4% |
| 99th | Greece | 77.1 | 0.4% |
| 100th | Cyprus | 79.1 | 1.7% |
| 101st | Malawi | 80.8 | 3.9% |
| 102nd | Bulgaria | 81.0 | 0.0% |
| 103rd | Kiribati | 82.1 | 1.9% |
| 104th | Gambia, The | 84.9 | 4.0% |
| 105th | Cabo Verde | 86.2 | 1.4% |
| 106th | British Virgin Islands | 88.5 | 3.5% |
| 107th | Cayman Islands | 88.9 | 4.3% |
| 108th | Austria | 91.7 | 0.0% |
| 109th | Indonesia | 92.1 | 2.2% |
| 110th | Nigeria | 93.2 | 2.9% |
| 111th | Andorra | 93.2 | 3.7% |
| 112th | Cuba | 94.6 | 0.8% |
| 113th | Dominica | 95.7 | -0.4% |
| 114th | Thailand | 98.4 | 1.9% |
| 115th | Romania | 98.7 | 0.4% |
| 116th | France | 105.1 | 0.5% |
| 117th | Kuwait | 106.3 | 4.0% |
| 118th | Albania | 108.2 | 2.1% |
| 119th | Portugal | 109.5 | 0.3% |
| 120th | China | 112.0 | 1.4% |
| 121st | Isle of Man | 113.0 | -0.2% |
| 122nd | São Tomé and Principe | 113.2 | 2.1% |
| 123rd | European Union | 115.2 | 0.2% |
| 124th | Hungary | 118.5 | -0.2% |
| 125th | Poland | 121.5 | 0.8% |
| 126th | Nepal | 122.2 | 2.3% |
| 127th | Pakistan | 127.4 | 3.2% |
| 128th | Denmark | 127.8 | 0.0% |
| 129th | Dominican Republic | 133.1 | 2.2% |
| 130th | Tonga | 136.1 | 0.0% |
| 131st | Seychelles | 141.8 | 0.8% |
| 132nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 146.8 | -0.4% |
| 133rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 161.1 | -0.6% |
| 134th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 162.9 | 1.5% |
| 135th | Switzerland | 163.7 | 0.4% |
| 136th | Liechtenstein | 168.0 | 1.1% |
| 137th | Viet Nam | 181.5 | 2.3% |
| 138th | Philippines | 185.2 | 2.8% |
| 139th | Italy | 192.4 | 0.0% |
| 140th | American Samoa | 195.5 | 3.8% |
| 141st | Israel | 195.6 | 1.8% |
| 142nd | Burundi | 196.0 | 2.2% |
| 143rd | Comoros | 208.7 | 2.8% |
| 144th | Jamaica | 211.5 | 1.2% |
| 145th | St. Lucia | 211.7 | 1.6% |
| 146th | Germany | 222.5 | -0.2% |
| 147th | Haiti | 224.6 | 2.0% |
| 148th | Guam | 229.8 | 2.3% |
| 149th | Trinidad and Tobago | 231.5 | 1.2% |
| 150th | United Kingdom | 233.7 | 0.2% |
| 151st | El Salvador | 236.2 | 2.0% |
| 152nd | Sri Lanka | 247.9 | 0.7% |
| 153rd | Rwanda | 256.1 | 3.4% |
| 154th | India | 259.9 | 2.4% |
| 155th | Tuvalu | 268.2 | 1.8% |
| 156th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 278.2 | 0.8% |
| 157th | Grenada | 282.7 | 0.6% |
| 158th | Virgin Islands (US) | 287.9 | 0.2% |
| 159th | Lebanon | 314.5 | 2.1% |
| 160th | Japan | 331.4 | 0.7% |
| 161st | Aruba | 342.9 | -1.9% |
| 162nd | San Marino | 374.8 | 0.6% |
| 163rd | Puerto Rico (US) | 380.7 | 1.0% |
| 164th | Korea | 423.0 | 1.0% |
| 165th | Nauru | 427.6 | 2.1% |
| 166th | Netherlands | 429.3 | 0.5% |
| 167th | Mauritius | 502.7 | 0.8% |
| 168th | Barbados | 594.9 | 0.4% |
| 169th | Bahrain | 623.7 | 3.7% |
| 170th | Maldives | 633.9 | 3.2% |
| 171st | Channel Islands | 687.2 | 1.0% |
| 172nd | Bangladesh | 770.2 | 2.5% |
| 173rd | Bermuda | 1,028.6 | 0.7% |
| 174th | Malta | 1,051.4 | 1.8% |
| 175th | Gibraltar | 2,851.2 | -0.5% |
| 176th | Singapore | 4,083.5 | 0.1% |
| 177th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 5,511.3 | 1.1% |
| 178th | Monaco | 14,174.1 | 1.3% |
| 179th | Macao SAR, China | 14,485.0 | 2.4% |
FAQ
What was Switzerland's population density in 1985?▾
Switzerland's population density in 1985 was 163.7. This ranked 135th globally.
How did Switzerland's population density change in 1985?▾
Switzerland's population density increased by 0.4% in 1985 compared to 1984.
Which country had the highest population density in 1985?▾
Macao SAR, China had the highest population density in 1985 at 14,485.0.
What is the population density of Switzerland in 1985?▾
The population density of Switzerland in 1985 was 163.7. This ranked 135th globally.
How does 1985 compare to 1984 for Switzerland's population density?▾
Switzerland's population density went from 163.0 in 1984 to 163.7 in 1985, a 0.4% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Switzerland matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 1985. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 1.6%. View full analysis →
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