A sign sits in a field, on the day of the vote on a plan backed by the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) to limit population growth to 10 million inhabitants, near Hundwil, Switzerland, June 14, 2026. [Photo/Agencies]

If successful, the vote would require the government to put restrictions in place to limit the population by 2050

The referendum is proposing a a limit of 10 million people until 2050 and has divided the country, being dubbed by some as a "Swiss Brexit".