Employers, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 5.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 5.3% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 100.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland peaked at 5.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1999.
Switzerland ranks 12th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.4% | — |
| 1992 | 2.4% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +37.9% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -26.1% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +38.6% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -32.2% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +25.6% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +10.4% |
| 2025 | 5.3% | +0.9% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 5.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 2.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 5.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 2.9% | 5.3% | 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland was 5.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1999.
- How does Switzerland rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Switzerland ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).