Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in Switzerland

Switzerland: Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per was 0.0621 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0621 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
40th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0622 units per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0477 units per square kilometre
in 1998
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in Switzerland, 1990–2023

00.020.040.061990200620231990: 0.05 units per square kilometre1991: 0.05 units per square kilometre1992: 0.051 units per square kilometre1993: 0.051 units per square kilometre1994: 0.052 units per square kilometre1995: 0.053 units per square kilometre1996: 0.048 units per square kilometre1997: 0.048 units per square kilometre1998: 0.048 units per square kilometre1999: 0.048 units per square kilometre2000: 0.049 units per square kilometre2001: 0.049 units per square kilometre2002: 0.049 units per square kilometre2003: 0.05 units per square kilometre2004: 0.051 units per square kilometre2005: 0.052 units per square kilometre2006: 0.052 units per square kilometre2007: 0.052 units per square kilometre2008: 0.052 units per square kilometre2009: 0.053 units per square kilometre2010: 0.055 units per square kilometre2011: 0.055 units per square kilometre2012: 0.056 units per square kilometre2013: 0.056 units per square kilometre2014: 0.056 units per square kilometre2015: 0.057 units per square kilometre2016: 0.057 units per square kilometre2017: 0.057 units per square kilometre2018: 0.058 units per square kilometre2019: 0.058 units per square kilometre2020: 0.059 units per square kilometre2021: 0.06 units per square kilometre2022: 0.062 units per square kilometre2023: 0.062 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 0.0621 units per square kilometre for persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Switzerland peaked at 0.0622 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0477 units per square kilometre, in 1998.

Switzerland ranks 40th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1990 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0498 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0501 units per square kilometre +0.7%
1992 0.0507 units per square kilometre +1.2%
1993 0.0506 units per square kilometre -0.2%
1994 0.0525 units per square kilometre +3.7%
1995 0.0527 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1996 0.048 units per square kilometre -8.9%
1997 0.0483 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1998 0.0477 units per square kilometre -1.3%
1999 0.0481 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2000 0.0491 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2001 0.0489 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2002 0.0494 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2003 0.0498 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2004 0.0512 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2005 0.0521 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2006 0.052 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2007 0.0522 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2008 0.052 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2009 0.0526 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2010 0.0554 units per square kilometre +5.3%
2011 0.0552 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2012 0.0558 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2013 0.0565 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2014 0.0565 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 0.0567 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2016 0.0565 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2017 0.0573 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2018 0.0576 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2019 0.0584 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2020 0.0595 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2021 0.0604 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2022 0.0622 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2023 0.0621 units per square kilometre -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0498 units per square kilometre 0.0477 units per square kilometre 0.0527 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0509 units per square kilometre 0.0489 units per square kilometre 0.0526 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0566 units per square kilometre 0.0552 units per square kilometre 0.0584 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.061 units per square kilometre 0.0595 units per square kilometre 0.0622 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0654 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 38 Jamaica 0.0647 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 39 Viet Nam 0.0647 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 41 Burundi 0.0617 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 42 Dominican Republic 0.0614 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 43 Kuwait 0.0575 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Switzerland?
Persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Switzerland was 0.0621 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0622 units per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0477 units per square kilometre in 1998.
How does Switzerland rank for persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per?
Switzerland ranks 40th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
189 places, 6,274 data points, 1990–2023
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Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.