Photo by marishalaugh on Pexels.comAccording to calculations by the consulting firm, Switzerland could break a population growth record in 2023 with a population increase of 148,000 people. In 2010, statisticians at the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) predicted Switzerland’s population would reach 8.9 million by 2055. By 2023, Switzerland’s population could be where FSO statisticians in 2010 thought it would be in 2055. The 148,000 new residents can be broken down into natural population growth (8,000), new workers (91,000), and refugees (48,000), mainly from Ukraine. Many of those who have arrived from Ukraine are expected to eventually return to Ukraine so their effect on population growth could be temporary.

Source: Le News August 26, 2023 12:05 UTC