Population ages 15-64 in Switzerland
Switzerland: Population ages 15-64 was 64.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population ages 15-64 in Switzerland, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 64.7% for population ages 15-64 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Switzerland peaked at 68.5% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 2025.
Switzerland ranks 105th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population ages 15-64 in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 65.7% | — |
| 1961 | 65.7% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 65.6% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 65.6% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 65.5% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 65.4% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 65.2% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 65.0% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 65.0% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 64.9% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 64.7% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 64.7% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 64.8% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 64.9% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 65.0% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 65.3% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 66.0% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 66.4% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 66.9% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 67.3% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 68.1% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 68.4% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 68.5% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 68.5% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 68.3% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 68.2% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 68.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 67.9% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 67.7% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 67.6% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 67.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 67.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 67.3% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 67.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 67.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 67.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 67.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 68.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 68.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 67.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 67.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 66.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 66.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 65.4% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 64.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.4% | 65.0% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.1% | 64.7% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.8% | 66.4% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.7% | 67.3% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.9% | 67.3% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 66.4% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 64.7% | 66.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58,349 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 303,965 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 332,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 184,539 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0738 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Switzerland?
- Population ages 15-64 in Switzerland was 64.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 1988.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 2025.
- How does Switzerland rank for population ages 15-64?
- Switzerland ranks 105th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.