Employed persons working: % of total employment … nights in Switzerland
Switzerland: Employed persons working: % of total employment … nights was 6.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of in Switzerland, 1996–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 6.6 for employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of in Switzerland peaked at 16.4 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.6, in 2025.
That places Switzerland 32nd out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Employed persons working: % of total employment … nights in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 14.1 | — |
| 1997 | 15 | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 15.5 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 16.4 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 15.3 | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 8.3 | -45.8% |
| 2002 | 8.1 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 8.1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.5 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 8.1 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 8.2 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 9 | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 8.6 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 8.5 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 7.6 | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 7.8 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 7.7 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 8.3 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 8.2 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.3 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.1 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 8.2 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 7.8 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 7.7 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.8 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 6.9 | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 6.8 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 6.6 | -2.9% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 6.6 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.4, 89% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 6.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.4, 89% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed persons working: % of total employment … nights in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -45.8% | 15.3 | 8.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.25 | 14.1 | 16.4 | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.07 | 8.1 | 15.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.97 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.03 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0651 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,038 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,842 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of in Switzerland?
- Employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of in Switzerland was 6.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4 in 1999.
- What is the lowest employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 in 2025.
- How does Switzerland rank for employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of?
- Switzerland ranks 32nd out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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