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Demographics How a poor country became rich Share Switzerland was once a poor country. Only at the end of the 19th century things did begin to change after an economic boom. Then it took just 130 years for the Swiss population to grow from three to eight million. (SF/swissinfo.ch) This content was published on April 29, 2012 - 10:00 1 minute Popular Stories Most Discussed You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us! If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
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