Labor force, total, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5681 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Switzerland, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Switzerland stood at 0.5681 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.5845 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5274 units per person, in 1994.
Switzerland ranks 17th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5428 units per person | 0.5274 units per person | 0.5595 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5663 units per person | 0.556 units per person | 0.5786 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5783 units per person | 0.5686 units per person | 0.5845 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5724 units per person | 0.5681 units per person | 0.5775 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 58,349 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0065 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Switzerland?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Switzerland was 0.5681 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5845 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5274 units per person in 1994.
- How does Switzerland rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.