Public sector employees in Switzerland
Switzerland: Public sector employees was 803.01 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Public sector employees in Switzerland, 1996–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 803.01 for public sector employees in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector employees in Switzerland peaked at 803.01 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 628.39, in 2001.
That places Switzerland 26th out of 64 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Public sector employees in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 716.41 | — |
| 1997 | 698.36 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 678.1 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 714.8 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 694.96 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 628.39 | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 670.3 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 706.16 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 713.34 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 737.68 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 743.2 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 738.1 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 759.9 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 774.71 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 680.05 | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 699.68 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 704.19 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 677.46 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 662.93 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 705.25 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 747.58 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 761.73 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 769.56 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 785.27 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 792.1 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 750.79 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 725.89 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 764.73 | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 779.75 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 803.01 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 701.92 | 678.1 | 716.41 | 4 |
| 2000s | 716.67 | 628.39 | 774.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 719.37 | 662.93 | 785.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 769.38 | 725.89 | 803.01 | 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 public sector employees in Switzerland?
- Public sector employees in Switzerland was 803.01 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest public sector employees recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 803.01 in 2025.
- What is the lowest public sector employees recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 628.39 in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for public sector employees?
- Switzerland ranks 26th out of 64 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public sector employees rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Public sector employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. Type of job contract refers to permanent versus temporary (i.e. short-term or casual) contracts. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.