Serbia vs Switzerland: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Serbia
1.41 million
in 2025
Switzerland
1.46 million
in 2025
Serbia rank
107th
Switzerland rank
106th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Serbia
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1.46 million against 1.41 million in Serbia, a difference of 42,150.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Serbia ahead.

Serbia ranks 107th and Switzerland ranks 106th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Serbia Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 741,917 607,832 134,085 Serbia
1970s 966,403 713,029 253,374 Serbia
1980s 1.10 million 826,766 276,775 Serbia
1990s 1.18 million 1.07 million 117,612 Serbia
2000s 1.30 million 1.19 million 112,542 Serbia
2010s 1.37 million 1.32 million 45,675 Serbia
2020s 1.41 million 1.43 million 19,305 Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Serbia or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 1.46 million against 1.41 million in Serbia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Serbia and Switzerland?
42,150, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Switzerland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Serbia and Switzerland rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Serbia ranks 107th and Switzerland ranks 106th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.