This is a documentation subpage for Template:Swiss populations date. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template displays the date for the population from Swiss population data.

The template uses the following syntax

{{Swiss populations date|ISO code|SFOS number}}

Do not use this template with in the {{ asof}} template, because it will cause {{ asof}} to assign the article to the non-existent Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements from 31 December 2018 or what ever the current template date is. Instead, always use {{ Swiss populations Y}} or {{ Swiss populations YM}} with in the {{ asof}} template.

• ISO code is the ISO code for Switzerland followed by a "-" and the ISO code for the Canton eg. CH-BE would be for any municipality in the Canton of Bern. For a list of the 26 cantons, see List of Swiss Cantons.
• SFOS number is the Community Identification Number for each municipality. It is found in the individual municipality's infobox. ex. 0351 is the code for Bern. Larger political organizations also have a SFOS number, for example B0246 is the number for the Bern-Mittelland administrative district.

{{Swiss populations date|CH-BE|0301}}

returns 31 December 2020

• Template:Swiss populations provides the actual population number
• Template:Swiss populations ref provides the reference for the population
• Template:Swiss populations YM returns only the year and month
• Template:Swiss populations Y returns only the year