International migrant stock in Switzerland
International migrants made up 31.1% of the population of Switzerland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Switzerland, 2024
31.1%
Change from 2020
+0.9percentage points
World, 2024
3.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
14.6%
Position in 2024
30th of 216
International migrant stock in Switzerland over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31.1% | 3.7% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | 3.5% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | 2.9% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | 2.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 30.2% in 2020, a change of +0.9 percentage points.
- Since 1990, when it was 18.7%, the figure has changed by +12.4 percentage points.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2024, Switzerland has the 30th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 3.7%.
More for Switzerland
All statistics for Switzerland
Net migration
37,253 people
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