Switzerland (2025)
5,938,600
number of persons
+0.8% YoY
YoY Change
+0.8%
Trend
up
Series length
21
years of data

Data

Switzerland Working-Age Population (15–64) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year number of persons YoY Change
2025 5,938,600 +0.8%
2024 5,888,579 +1.6%
2023 5,797,001 +0.7%
2022 5,757,830 +0.4%
2021 5,734,359 +0.5%
2020 5,705,315 +0.4%
2019 5,683,480 +0.3%
2018 5,664,710 +0.4%
2017 5,641,500 +0.8%
2016 5,595,282 +0.9%
2015 5,547,120 +1.0%
2014 5,494,607 +1.0%
2013 5,439,839 +0.8%
2012 5,394,861 +0.8%
2011 5,349,624 +1.0%
2010 5,295,894 +1.0%
2009 5,245,667 +1.4%
2008 5,171,568 +1.2%
2007 5,109,407 +0.7%
2006 5,073,143 +0.8%

About this Dataset

Switzerland recorded 5,938,600 number of persons in 2025. The latest change was +0.8%. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 5,035,354 number of persons in 2005 to 5,938,600 number of persons in 2025.

This page tracks the absolute working-age population (15-64) in Switzerland.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the absolute working-age population (15-64) in Switzerland. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).

The series is at its highest recorded level, 5,938,600 number of persons in 2025, up from a low of 5,035,354 number of persons in 2005. The latest change was +0.8%.