Labor force participation rate in Switzerland
Switzerland: Labor force participation rate was 66.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate in Switzerland, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 66.7% for labor force participation rate in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Switzerland peaked at 68.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 1994.
Switzerland ranks 48th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.8% | 64.0% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.6% | 67.0% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 67.0% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 66.7% | 68.0% | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 84.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 87.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 80.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Switzerland?
- Labor force participation rate in Switzerland was 66.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 1994.
- How does Switzerland rank for labor force participation rate?
- Switzerland ranks 48th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).