Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Switzerland
Switzerland: Population and employment - national accounts - annual data was 9,095 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9,095 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
19th
of 47 countries
All-time high
9,095 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
7,100 Thousand persons
in 1995
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Switzerland, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Switzerland stood at 9,095 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Switzerland peaked at 9,095 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,100 Thousand persons, in 1995.
That places Switzerland 19th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7,100 Thousand persons | — |
| 1996 | 7,132 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 7,153 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 7,177 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 7,215 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 7,253 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 7,288 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 7,341 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 7,394 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 7,443 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 7,488 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 7,534 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 7,602 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 7,692 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 7,779 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 7,839 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 7,909 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 7,996 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 8,089 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8,189 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 8,290 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 8,379 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 8,457 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 8,518 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 8,580 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 8,644 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 8,708 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 8,782 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 8,915 Thousand persons | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 9,016 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 9,095 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,155 Thousand persons | 7,100 Thousand persons | 7,215 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2000s | 7,481 Thousand persons | 7,253 Thousand persons | 7,779 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,225 Thousand persons | 7,839 Thousand persons | 8,580 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,860 Thousand persons | 8,644 Thousand persons | 9,095 Thousand persons | 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 population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Switzerland?
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Switzerland was 9,095 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population and employment - national accounts - annual data recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 9,095 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest population and employment - national accounts - annual data recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,100 Thousand persons in 1995.
- How does Switzerland rank for population and employment - national accounts - annual data?
- Switzerland ranks 19th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population and employment - national accounts - annual data rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 Population and employment - national accounts - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).