Switzerland
Factsheet with the latest official statistics, prepared on 14 November 2026 from publication 29 of PiSpace Open Data.
Population
9,092,436 people
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$114,769 per person
Life expectancy at birth
84.4 years
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
4.9%
HICP inflation
0.1%
| Measure | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population and ageing | |||
| Population on 1 January | 9,051,029 people people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Population by age and sex | 9,051,029 people people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Crude birth rate | 8.6 per 1,000 peoplep (Provisional) per 1,000 people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Migration and citizenship | |||
| Immigration | 212,578 immigrants immigrants | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Emigration | 129,786 emigrants emigrants | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Acquisitions of citizenship | 39,912 people people | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Employment and occupations | |||
| 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 |
| Wages and labour costs | |||
| Median equivalised net income | €51,926 per year per year | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Unadjusted gender pay gap | 16.0%p (Provisional) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Hourly labour cost | €55.6 per hour per hour | 2016 | Eurostat |
| Economy and productivity | |||
| GDP per capita in euro | €101,800 per person per person | 2025 | Eurostat |
| GDP per capita in PPS | 151 (EU = 100) (EU = 100) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Real GDP growth | 1.3% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Prices and purchasing power | |||
| HICP price index | 107.36 (2015 = 100) (2015 = 100) | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Monthly HICP inflation | 1.2% | September 2026 | Eurostat |
| Consumer price level index | 184 (EU = 100) (EU = 100) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Housing and households | |||
| House price change | 4.6% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Housing cost overburden rate | 15.3% | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Overcrowding rate | 7.6% | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Education and skills | |||
| 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 |
| Health and healthcare | |||
| Life expectancy at birth | 84.2 years years | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Infant mortality rate | 3.3 per 1,000 live births per 1,000 live births | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Hospital beds | 420 per 100,000 peopleb (Break in time series) per 100,000 people | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Internet and digital society | |||
| 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 |
| Business and industry | |||
| Industrial production | 113.0 (2021 = 100) (2021 = 100) | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Monthly industrial production | 10.1%p (Provisional) | June 2026 | Eurostat |
| Industry share of GDP | 25.0% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Trade and investment | |||
| 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 |
| Tourism and accommodation | |||
| Nights spent in tourist accommodation | 62,022,683 nights nights | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Arrivals at tourist accommodation | 27,253,153 arrivals arrivals | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Bed-place occupancy rate in hotels | 46.0% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Transport and mobility | |||
| Car share of passenger transport | 72.0%e (Estimated) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Car ownership | 543 per 1,000 peoplep (Provisional) per 1,000 people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Road traffic deaths | 2.8 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Energy and electricity | |||
| Access to electricity | 100.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Clean cooking access | 100.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Renewable energy share | 27.7% | 2021 | World Bank |
| Climate and emissions | |||
| Greenhouse gas emissions per person | 4.5 t CO2e per person t CO2e per person | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Total greenhouse gas emissions | 40.1 Mt CO2e Mt CO2e | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Temperature change | 2.33 °Ce (Estimate) °C | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Air quality and ecosystems | |||
| PM2.5 air pollution | 8.1 µg/m³ µg/m³ | 2023 | WHO |
| Forest area | 32.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Protected areas | 12.5% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Water, sanitation and waste | |||
| Municipal waste generated per person | 670 kg per person kg per person | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Recycling rate of municipal waste | 51.8% | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Basic drinking water access | 100.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Agriculture, food and fisheries | |||
| Area under organic farming | 18.3%d (Definition differs) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Cost of a healthy diet | Int$3.22 per person per daye (Estimate) per person per day | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Healthy diet unaffordable | 1.1%e (Estimate) | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Poverty and social protection | |||
| 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) (0 to 100) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Government finance and taxation | |||
| Government spending | 33.6% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Tax-to-GDP ratio | 27.1% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Government spending on health | 2.2% | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Science and innovation | |||
| 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 | 1,095.4 per million peoplep (Provisional) per million people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Crime, justice and public safety | |||
| Intentional homicides | 0.50 per 100,000 people 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 per 100,000 people | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Culture, society and wellbeing | |||
| Cultural employment | 5.0% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Average life satisfaction | 7.7 out of 10 out of 10 | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Women in national parliament | 39.0% | 2025 | World Bank |
Sources and licences
- Source: Eurostat Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution).
- Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms).
- Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates) Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Source: OECD Data Explorer Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024 Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata).
- Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms).
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