Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Switzerland
Switzerland: Employees working shifts - % of total employees was 15.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.5%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
33rd
of 44 countries
All-time high
16.0%
in 2020
All-time low
5.4%
in 1996
Years of data
28
1996–2025
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Switzerland, 1996–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 15.5% for employees working shifts - % of total employees in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees working shifts - % of total employees in Switzerland peaked at 16.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1996.
Switzerland ranks 33rd of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5.4% | — |
| 1997 | 5.9% | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | +77.4% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15.5% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 6.2% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.7% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.3% | 16.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employees working shifts - % of total employees in Switzerland?
- Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Switzerland was 15.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1996.
- How does Switzerland rank for employees working shifts - % of total employees?
- Switzerland ranks 33rd out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees working shifts - % of total employees rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Employees working shifts - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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