Demographics

Demographics of Switzerland in 2023 - Structure, Labor, Regional Trends

Last Updated: October 30, 2023
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Population

8.575 million

TFR

1.5 Child

Median Age

42.1 Years Old

Dependency Ratio

52.4 %

Life Expectancy

84.3 Years

Net Migration Rate

4.6 ‰

Executive Summary

Switzerland - Population Growth

Note: % | Forecast After 2023 (UN, Statistics Office, Local Agency)

Population Structure

The population demographic data has been updated to October 2023 based primarily on the United Nations population database, with some countries using their own statistical agencies. All data listed is from 2022 (unless otherwise noted).

Population +

57 k people

Birth

86 k people

Death

70 k people

Net Migration

40 k people

Switzerland - Population Growth Drivers
Note: % | forecast after 2023
Switzerland - Age Structure - Historical & Forecast
Note: % | forecast after 2023

Natural Growth

1.9 ‰

Net Migration

4.6 ‰

Young Dependency

22.9 %

Old Dependency

29.6 %

Switzerland - Median Age
Note: Age
Switzerland - Demographic Structure
Source: UN Population; OOSGA Analytics

Culture Brief

Races

Swiss 69.3%, German 4.2%, Italian 3.2%, Portuguese 2.5%, French 2.1%, Kosovo 1.1%, Turkish 1%, other 16.6% (2019 est. by CIA)

Language Used

German (or Swiss German) (official) 62.1%, French (official) 22.8%, Italian (official) 8%, English 5.7%, Portuguese 3.5%, Albanian 3.3%, Serbo-Croatian 2.3%, Spanish 2.3%, Romansh (official) 0.5%, other 7.9%

Religion

Roman Catholic 34.4%, Protestant 22.5%, other Christian 5.7%, Muslim 5.5%, other 1.6%, none 29.5%, unspecified 0.8% (2019 est. by CIA)

Switzerland - Education
Note: %
Switzerland - Education Comparison (Tertiary Education)
Note: %

Labor Brief

Switzerland - Labor Participation Rate
Note: %
Switzerland - Labor Participation by Groups
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Switzerland - Labor Participation By Sectors
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Regional Brief

Switzerland - Population in Key Regions
Switzerland - GDP Per Capita in Key Regions
Reference
  • Population project by age group: UN population database | Data after 2022 is estimated/forecasted | Forecasted with medium variant
  • Currency: nominal USD, unless otherwise specified. | IMF
  • Economic projection: OECD, IMF, EIU, Local Government
  • Culture, ethnicities, languages: CIA Factbook
  •  Education: World Bank
  • Labor Participation: ILO, OOSGA.org
  • Data Aggregation & Calculation: OOSGA.org
  • Analysis: Economic Team
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