Switzerland

Population on 1 January 9,051,029 people 2025 · Eurostat Population by age and sex 9,051,029 people 2025 · Eurostat Crude birth rate 8.6p (Provisional) per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Crude death rate 7.9p (Provisional) per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Total fertility rate 1.29 births per woman 2024 · Eurostat Population aged 65 and over 19.5% 2025 · Eurostat Median age of the population 42.9 years 2025 · Eurostat Old-age dependency ratio 29.8 per 100 working-age people 2025 · Eurostat Natural population change 0.7p (Provisional) per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Population estimates and projections 8,870,561 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 42.3 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 1.43 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 0.62% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 9,092,436 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 0.96% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 20.4% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 14.9% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 1.29 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 8.7 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 8.0 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 85.7% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 1.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 54.6 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 227.9 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 1.27% 2025 · World Bank

Immigration 212,578 immigrants 2024 · Eurostat Emigration 129,786 emigrants 2024 · Eurostat Acquisitions of citizenship 39,912 people 2024 · Eurostat First-time asylum applicants 23,415 applicants 2025 · Eurostat Net migration rate 7.4p (Provisional) per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Net migration estimates and projections 5.1 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration 37,253 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 31.1% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 0.4% 2025 · World Bank

Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 4.9% 2025 · Eurostat Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 8.8% 2025 · Eurostat Long-term unemployment rate 1.5% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 82.4% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 79.2% 2025 · Eurostat Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) 5.1% June 2026 · Eurostat Usual weekly working hours 35.9 hours per week 2025 · Eurostat Part-time employment 39.8% 2025 · Eurostat Monthly youth unemployment 9.0% June 2026 · Eurostat Employment of older workers 75.3% 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 4.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 9.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 66.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 62.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 63.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 2.2% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 19.6% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 78.2% 2025 · World Bank

Median equivalised net income €51,926 per year 2024 · Eurostat Unadjusted gender pay gap 16.0%p (Provisional) 2024 · Eurostat Hourly labour cost €55.6 per hour 2016 · Eurostat Net annual earnings €82,060 per year 2023 · Eurostat

GDP per capita in euro €101,800 per person 2025 · Eurostat GDP per capita in PPS 151 (EU = 100) 2024 · Eurostat Real GDP growth 1.3% 2025 · Eurostat GDP in euro 925,875 million € 2025 · Eurostat Quarterly GDP growth (seasonally adjusted) 1.9% Q2 2026 · Eurostat Labour productivity growth 1.7% 2025 · Eurostat GDP growth, year on year 2.6% Q2 2026 · Eurostat GDP in US dollars US$1.04 trillion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$114,769 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$85,732 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$110,330 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 1.3% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 71.7% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 29.5% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 36.6% 2025 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$46,013 per person 2025 · World Bank

HICP inflation 0.1% 2025 · Eurostat HICP price index 107.36 (2015 = 100) 2025 · Eurostat Monthly HICP inflation 1.2% September 2026 · Eurostat Consumer price level index 184 (EU = 100) 2024 · Eurostat Food price inflation (HICP) -0.8% 2025 · Eurostat Energy price inflation (HICP) -6.8% 2025 · Eurostat OECD monthly CPI inflation 1.5% October 2026 · OECD Consumer price inflation 0.2% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 105.7 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 0.3% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 0.831 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

House price change 4.6% 2025 · Eurostat Housing cost overburden rate 15.3% 2024 · Eurostat Overcrowding rate 7.6% 2024 · Eurostat Home ownership rate 42.0% 2024 · Eurostat Inability to keep home adequately warm 0.7% 2024 · Eurostat Average household size 2.2 people per household 2024 · Eurostat House prices, quarterly 3.5% Q2 2026 · Eurostat Arrears on utility bills 3.6% 2024 · Eurostat Slum population 0.0% 2022 · World Bank

NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 8.7% 2025 · Eurostat Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 50.6% 2025 · Eurostat Early leavers from education and training 5.5% 2025 · Eurostat Adult participation in learning 26.3% 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 7.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 99.4% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 98.7% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 92.7% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 0.1%nat_est (National estimate) 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 0.1%nat_est (National estimate) 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 9.0%nat_est (National estimate) 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 99.9%nat_est (National estimate) 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 15.4% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 4.9% 2022 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 101.2% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 73.5% 2024 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 94.0% 2024 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 101.4% 2024 · World Bank

Life expectancy at birth 84.2 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 3.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 420b (Break in time series) per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Practising physicians 466 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 78.8% 2024 · Eurostat Health spending share of GDP 11.6%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Practising nurses 1,215 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Healthy life years at birth 58.0 years 2024 · Eurostat Life expectancy at age 65 21.8 years 2024 · Eurostat Life expectancy estimates and projections 84.0 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 21.5 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 71.2 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 87 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 7.72 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 11.3% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 21.9% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 11.6 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 7.1% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 21.9% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 95% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 16.6% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.1 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 192.0 per 10,000 people 2023 · WHO Dentists 4.06 per 10,000 people 2019 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 84.4 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 86.2 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 82.7 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 11.7% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 3.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 3.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 5 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 4.48 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Hospital beds 4.4 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Measles immunisation 96% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 23.1% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 22.0% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$11,784 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 5.3% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 2.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 5 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Households with internet access 99.0% 2025 · Eurostat Internet use in the last three months 98.9% 2025 · Eurostat Daily internet use 95.0% 2025 · Eurostat Basic digital skills 78.0% 2025 · Eurostat Online shopping 85.5% 2025 · Eurostat ICT specialists in employment 5.9% 2025 · Eurostat Internet users 97.3% 2025 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 129 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 47.0 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industrial production 113.0 (2021 = 100) 2025 · Eurostat Monthly industrial production 10.1%p (Provisional) June 2026 · Eurostat Industry share of GDP 25.0% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 18,034 companies 2022 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 71.1% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 18.9% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 78.1% 2025 · Eurostat Imports share of GDP 69.1% 2025 · Eurostat Current account balance, quarterly 10.4% Q2 2026 · Eurostat Exports share of GDP 78.1% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 69.1% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 147.2% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 0.0% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance 6.2% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 29.6% 2024 · World Bank

Nights spent in tourist accommodation 62,022,683 nights 2025 · Eurostat Arrivals at tourist accommodation 27,253,153 arrivals 2025 · Eurostat Bed-place occupancy rate in hotels 46.0% 2025 · Eurostat

Car share of passenger transport 72.0%e (Estimated) 2024 · Eurostat Car ownership 543p (Provisional) per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Road traffic deaths 2.8 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Rail passenger transport 23,522 million passenger-km 2025 · Eurostat Road share of inland freight transport 66.2%e (Estimated) 2024 · Eurostat New zero-emission cars 22.3% 2025 · Eurostat Road traffic deaths 2.2 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 27,725,233 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 27.7% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 0.4% 2025 · World Bank Net energy imports 48.0% 2024 · World Bank

Greenhouse gas emissions per person 4.5 t CO2e per person 2024 · Eurostat Total greenhouse gas emissions 40.1 Mt CO2e 2024 · Eurostat Temperature change 2.33e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 1.53e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 43.0 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 4.8 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 3.75 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 5.9 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 2.08 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 8.1 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 32.0% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 12.5% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 8.3 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 12.5% 2025 · World Bank

Municipal waste generated per person 670 kg per person 2024 · Eurostat Recycling rate of municipal waste 51.8% 2024 · Eurostat Basic drinking water access 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 96.7% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 99.9% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 6.5% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 4,603 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 99.7% 2024 · World Bank

Area under organic farming 18.3%d (Definition differs) 2024 · Eurostat Cost of a healthy diet Int$3.22e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 1.1%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 4.94e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 64.9e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 0.6% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 4,584 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 37.7% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 1,551 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 2.5% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 93.8 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 151.8 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 39,510 km² 2024 · World Bank

At-risk-of-poverty rate 16.2% 2024 · Eurostat Poverty or social exclusion rate 19.3% 2024 · Eurostat Income inequality (Gini) 31.0 (0 to 100) 2024 · Eurostat Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) 4.81 times 2024 · Eurostat Severe material and social deprivation 2.4% 2024 · Eurostat Gini index 33.5 (0 to 100) 2023 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 26.3% 2023 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 0.1% 2023 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 15.8% 2021 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2023 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2023 · World Bank

Government spending 33.6% 2025 · Eurostat Tax-to-GDP ratio 27.1% 2025 · Eurostat Government spending on health 2.2% 2024 · Eurostat Government spending on education 5.3% 2024 · Eurostat Government spending on social protection 12.7% 2024 · Eurostat Government spending on defence 0.8% 2024 · Eurostat Tax revenue 9.5% 2024 · World Bank Central government expense 16.1% 2023 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 3.10% 2023 · Eurostat Researchers as a share of the labour force 1.11% 2023 · Eurostat European patent applications 1,095.4p (Provisional) per million people 2025 · Eurostat R&D spending share of GDP 3.22% 2023 · World Bank Researchers per million people 6,108 per million people 2023 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 22,804 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 0.50 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Crime or vandalism in the area 8.5% 2023 · Eurostat Robberies recorded by the police 23.6 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Burglaries recorded by the police 514.0 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Thefts recorded by the police 1,966 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Intentional homicides 0.6 per 100,000 people 2023 · World Bank

Cultural employment 5.0% 2025 · Eurostat Average life satisfaction 7.7 out of 10 2024 · Eurostat Women in national parliament 39.0% 2025 · World Bank