Employment of older workers in Switzerland
75.3% of people aged 55 to 64 in Switzerland were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2010.
Switzerland, 2025
75.3%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
66.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
69.7%
Position in 2025
7th of 34
Employment of older workers in Switzerland over time
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% of population aged 55 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75.3% | 66.4% |
| 2024 | 75.1% | 65.2% |
| 2023 | 74.9% | 63.9% |
| 2022 | 73.4% | 62.3% |
| 2021 | 72.6% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 73.5% | 59.0% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | 58.6% |
| 2018 | 72.6% | 57.3% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | 55.5% |
| 2016 | 71.5% | 53.5% |
| 2015 | 70.3% | 51.4% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | 49.7% |
| 2013 | 69.3% | 47.9% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | 46.4% |
| 2011 | 67.4% | 45.0% |
| 2010 | 66.2%b (break in time series) | 43.7% |
| 2009 | – | 43.2% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 75.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 70.3%, the figure has changed by +5.0 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Switzerland has the 7th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 66.4%.
More for Switzerland
All statistics for Switzerland
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
82.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at age 65
21.8 years
2024 · Eurostat
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 of women, ages 20 to 64
79.2%
2025 · Eurostat