Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays in Switzerland
Switzerland: Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays was 2.8 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of in Switzerland, 1996–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Switzerland is 2.8, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Switzerland peaked at 45.5 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.8, in 2025.
Switzerland ranks 46th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 40.5 | — |
| 1997 | 40.9 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 42 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 45.5 | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 44.1 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 19.2 | -56.5% |
| 2002 | 19.3 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 19.1 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 20.2 | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 19.6 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 4.9 | -75.0% |
| 2007 | 5.2 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 5.5 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 4.4 | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.7 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 4.6 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.3 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.4 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 4.5 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.2 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 3.4 | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 3.1 | -8.8% |
| 2025 | 2.8 | -9.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 2.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18, 16% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 2.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 18, 16% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -75.0% | 19.6 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | -56.5% | 44.1 | 19.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.23 | 40.5 | 45.5 | 4 |
| 2000s | 16.15 | 4.4 | 44.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.48 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.38 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 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 on saturdays by professional status - % of in Switzerland?
- Employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Switzerland was 2.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5 in 1999.
- What is the lowest employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 in 2025.
- How does Switzerland rank for employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of?
- Switzerland ranks 46th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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