Europe & Central Asia · High income
Switzerland: key statistics
Switzerland has 9.1m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $114,769. Below: 73 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Bern
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Swiss franc CHF
- Languages
- French, German, Italian, Romansh
- ISO codes
- CHCHE
- Land neighbours
- Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Liechtenstein
Population9.1m2025 · rank 98 of 217GDP$1.0tn2025 · rank 20 of 211GDP per capita$114,7692025 · rank 6 of 211Life expectancy84.4 yrs2024 · rank 5 of 217Internet users97.3%2025 · rank 15 of 188Fertility1.292024 · rank 191 of 217CO₂ per person3.75 t2024 · rank 77 of 203Inflation0.2%2025 · rank 164 of 180
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Switzerland, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Switzerland by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9.1m | 2025 | 98/217 | 23/58 | +9.8% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.96% | 2025 | 103/217 | 17/58 | −0.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 85.7% | 2025 | 45/217 | 13/58 | +10.1 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.29 | 2024 | 191/217 | 45/58 | −16% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 20.4% | 2025 | 34/217 | 28/58 | +2.5 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 14.9% | 2025 | 182/217 | 36/58 | ±0.0 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 227.9 | 2024 | 62/216 | 11/57 | +10.0% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 8.7 | 2024 | 176/217 | 31/58 | −16% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 41,291 km² | 2024 | 133/216 | 40/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $1.0tn | 2025 | 20/211 | 9/57 | +48% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $114,769 | 2025 | 6/211 | 5/57 | +35% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $102,513 | 2025 | 8/199 | 4/53 | +54% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $110,330 | 2025 | 2/201 | 1/53 | +25% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 1.3% | 2025 | 164/210 | 36/56 | −0.2 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.3% | 2025 | 169/210 | 47/56 | ±0.0 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 0.6% | 2025 | 179/198 | 49/56 | ±0.0 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 25.0% | 2025 | 86/201 | 19/57 | +0.3 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 71.7% | 2025 | 28/201 | 8/57 | +0.2 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 29.5% | 2025 | 34/175 | 7/51 | +3.5 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 36.6% | 2025 | 17/163 | 4/49 | +1.3 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.2% | 2025 | 164/180 | 48/49 | +1.3 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 2.5% | 2025 | 96/136 | 13/24 | −1.6 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 2.8% | 2025 | 133/136 | 24/24 | +0.1 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 0.83 | 2025 | 202/210 | 53/57 | −14% | — | |
| Government debt | 22.3% | 2024 | 69/78 | 16/19 | +2.1 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 9.5% | 2024 | 125/142 | 48/48 | +0.5 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 16.1% | 2023 | 120/142 | 46/47 | −0.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 0.76% | 2025 | 132/156 | 42/47 | +0.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 78.1% | 2025 | 21/184 | 9/52 | +14.8 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 69.1% | 2025 | 37/184 | 13/52 | +16.0 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 147.2% | 2025 | 23/184 | 10/52 | +30.8 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 6.2% | 2025 | 31/185 | 9/50 | −2.8 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 0.0% | 2025 | 178/197 | 42/51 | −17.1 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.4% | 2025 | 144/178 | 41/50 | ±0.0 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 11.8m | 2019 | 21/196 | 13/51 | +42% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.9% | 2025 | 105/187 | 31/49 | +0.1 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 9.0% | 2025 | 128/187 | 42/49 | +0.2 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 66.7% | 2025 | 48/187 | 6/49 | −1.5 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 62.2% | 2025 | 35/187 | 5/49 | −0.1 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 0.1% | 2023 | 137/151 | 40/47 | +0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.1% | 2023 | 145/151 | 44/47 | +0.1 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 15.8% | 2021 | 106/145 | 25/47 | −0.1 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 33.5 | 2023 | 91/151 | 14/47 | +3.1% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 161/167 | 44/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 39.0% | 2025 | 35/190 | 14/52 | +7.0 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary enrolment | 101.2% | 2024 | 82/191 | 26/53 | −1.3 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 101.4% | 2024 | 56/176 | 27/53 | +0.2 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 73.5% | 2024 | 46/172 | 28/52 | +15.5 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 94.0% | 2024 | 91/168 | 39/47 | −2.5 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 9.9 | 2017 | 163/173 | 42/48 | — | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.9% | 2022 | 66/184 | 21/49 | ±0.0 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 84.4 yrs | 2024 | 5/217 | 3/58 | +1.5% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 3.4 | 2024 | 166/196 | 28/52 | −11% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 3.9 | 2024 | 167/196 | 28/52 | −9.3% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 5 | 2023 | 171/194 | 34/51 | −29% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 11.7% | 2023 | 11/193 | 3/52 | +1.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $11,784 | 2023 | 2/193 | 1/52 | +27% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 4.48 | 2022 | 18/180 | 13/50 | +14% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 96% | 2024 | 57/193 | 19/51 | +2.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.2% | 2024 | 105/153 | 19/35 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Basic water | 100.0% | 2024 | 40/206 | 22/56 | ±0.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.9% | 2024 | 25/203 | 9/54 | ±0.0 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 97.3% | 2025 | 15/188 | 8/51 | +9.8 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 129.5 | 2024 | 60/210 | 18/56 | −4.9% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 47.0 | 2024 | 10/208 | 6/55 | +8.9% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 104/215 | 51/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 39/192 | 18/51 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 3.75 t | 2024 | 77/203 | 37/49 | −25% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 27.7% | 2021 | 86/212 | 17/54 | +7.1 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 67.9% | 2021 | 41/206 | 12/51 | +12.5 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 32.0% | 2024 | 108/214 | 29/57 | +0.5 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 10.1% | 2024 | 104/206 | 36/53 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 4.2% | 2022 | 111/177 | 34/47 | −0.7 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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