Population in private: thousand persons … labour thousand persons in Switzerland
Switzerland: Population in private: thousand persons … labour thousand persons was 6,733 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6,733
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
20th
of 47 countries
All-time high
6,733
in 2025
All-time low
5,597
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Population in private households by educational attainment level and in Switzerland, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 6,733 for population in private households by educational attainment level and in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in private households by educational attainment level and in Switzerland peaked at 6,733 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,597, in 2004.
Switzerland ranks 20th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Population in private: thousand persons … labour thousand persons in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5,597 | — |
| 2005 | 5,645 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5,689 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 5,737 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 5,816 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 5,908 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 5,976 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 6,031 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 6,102 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 6,172 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 6,244 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 6,313 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 6,365 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 6,400 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 6,428 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 6,453 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 6,485 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 6,523 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 6,563 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 6,620 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 6,679 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 6,733 | +0.8% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 6,733 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,914, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 6,733 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,733, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,732 | 5,597 | 5,908 | 6 |
| 2010s | 6,248 | 5,976 | 6,453 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,600 | 6,485 | 6,733 | 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 in private households by educational attainment level and in Switzerland?
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and in Switzerland was 6,733 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population in private households by educational attainment level and recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 6,733 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in private households by educational attainment level and recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,597 in 2004.
- How does Switzerland rank for population in private households by educational attainment level and?
- Switzerland ranks 20th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in private households by educational attainment level and rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 in private households by educational attainment level and labour status - thousand persons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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