Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 84.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Switzerland, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 84.0% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Switzerland peaked at 84.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76.1%, in 1994.
That places Switzerland 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76.2% | — |
| 1991 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 77.2% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 76.1% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 76.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 80.0% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 80.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 80.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 80.5% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 81.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 81.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 81.3% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 83.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 84.1% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 84.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.1% | 76.1% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 80.5% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 81.3% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 83.6% | 84.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 6 Solomon Islands 85.8% compare
- 7 Netherlands 85.6% compare
- 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 85.0% compare
- 10 Sweden 83.9% compare
- 11 Nigeria 83.3% compare
- 12 Bahamas 82.9% compare
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- 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 labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Switzerland?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Switzerland was 84.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.1% in 1994.
- How does Switzerland rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Switzerland ranks 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.