Euro area vs Switzerland: Employers, total (% of total employment)

Euro area
4.6%
in 2025
Switzerland
7.3%
in 2025
Euro area rank
11th
Switzerland rank
14th

Employers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Euro area
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 7.3% against 4.6% in Euro area, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.6 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Euro area ahead.

Euro area ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 4.8% 3.6% 1.1% Euro area
2000s 5.0% 4.0% 0.9% Euro area
2010s 4.8% 4.5% 0.3% Euro area
2020s 4.6% 6.5% 1.9% Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Euro area or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 7.3% against 4.6% in Euro area as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Euro area and Switzerland?
2.7%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Switzerland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Euro area and Switzerland rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
Euro area ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).