Employed persons working: % of total employment … home in Switzerland
Switzerland: Employed persons working: % of total employment … home was 32 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Switzerland, 1996–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Switzerland is 32, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Switzerland peaked at 34.7 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.2, in 2012.
That places Switzerland 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Employed persons working: % of total employment … home in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 28.5 | — |
| 1997 | 28.5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29.3 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 31 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 26.3 | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 25.3 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 25.7 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 26.2 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 26.9 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 26.7 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 26.8 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 27.9 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 27.5 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 24.3 | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 24.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.2 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.6 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 25.3 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 25.1 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 26.3 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 26.8 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 27 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 27.7 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 34.7 | +25.3% |
| 2021 | 26.3 | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 28.7 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 30.6 | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 31.3 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 32 | +2.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 32 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.9, 2.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 32 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.4, 2.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed persons working: % of total employment … home 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +25.3% | 27.7 | 34.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.32 | 28.5 | 31 | 4 |
| 2000s | 26.93 | 25.3 | 30 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.56 | 24.2 | 27.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6 | 26.3 | 34.7 | 6 |
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 from home by professional status - % of in Switzerland?
- Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Switzerland was 32 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working from home by professional status - % of recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7 in 2020.
- What is the lowest employed persons working from home by professional status - % of recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2 in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for employed persons working from home by professional status - % of?
- Switzerland ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working from home by professional status - % of rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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