Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Switzerland
Switzerland: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 2,491 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Switzerland, 2005–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 2,491 Persons for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Switzerland peaked at 2,491 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,041 Persons, in 2008.
That places Switzerland 24th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,051 Persons | 2,041 Persons | 2,072 Persons | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,222 Persons | 2,170 Persons | 2,292 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,417 Persons | 2,336 Persons | 2,491 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 outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Switzerland?
- Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Switzerland was 2,491 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,491 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,041 Persons in 2008.
- How does Switzerland rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- Switzerland ranks 24th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.