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Population
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Prices
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Energy
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Tourism
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Banks, Insurance
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Social Security
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Health
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Politics
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Public Administration
and Finance
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Sustainable Development
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Regional Disparities
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Foreword
Dear Reader
This edition of Statistical Data on Switzerland contains a small selection from the large amount of data, covering over 20 topics that
the Federal Statistical Office collects and publishes every year. This
compendium is published at the same time as the Statistical Yearbook
of Switzerland, which provides a more detailed and comprehensive
overview in over 600 pages.
The Statistical Data on Switzerland 2015 has a few new items: in the
Regional Disparities chapter, a graph on part-time employment and
another on the childcare of infants are presented for the first time.
The data shown in these graphs comes from the Swiss Labour Force
Survey. It is interesting to note, for example, the differences observed
in the various Swiss towns with regard to the percentage of children
in external childcare. Another innovation can be found in the Work
and Income chapter. In this chapter, a graph explains how much time
was spent in 2013 on paid employment and on domestic and family
work. These data are also taken from the Swiss Labour Force Survey.
More fascinating figures can be expected this year as the results of the
Families and Generations Survey will be published for the first time in
spring of this year. They will be an indispensable asset for policymaking in Switzerland on families and generations. The results of another
theme-based survey on language, religion and culture should be ready
for publication towards the end of the year. How is religion practised
today? What do people with no religious affiliation believe in? The
answers to such questions can help to give a new impulse to Swiss
policy in the area of multilingualism, culture and integration.
The Omnibus survey on the populations perception of the environment will also provide new findings. For these surveys, a random
sample of the population answers questions on several topics in order
to obtain fast answers on current political and scientific issues.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone in Switzerland who has taken part in our various surveys. Your participation
is extremely valuable. Thanks to your help, we are able to achieve
representative and high-quality results. We hope you enjoy reading
this publication.
Georges-Simon Ulrich
Director General
Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Neuchtel, February 2015
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FSO, Statistical Data on Switzerland 2015
Population
Switzerland
Zurich (ZH)
Bern (BE)
Lucerne (LU)
Uri (UR)
Schwyz (SZ)
Obwalden (OW)
Nidwalden (NW)
Glarus (GL)
Zug (ZG)
Fribourg (FR)
Solothurn (SO)
Basel-Stadt (BS)
Basel-Landschaft (BL)
Schaffhausen (SH)
Appenzell A.Rh. (AR)
Appenzell I.Rh. (AI)
St.Gallen (SG)
Graubnden (GR)
Aargau (AG)
Thurgau (TG)
Ticino (TI)
Vaud (VD)
Valais (VS)
Neuchtel (NE)
Geneva (GE)
Jura (JU)
Total
in 000
Foreigners
in %
Urban
in %
Density
km2
Population growth
20102013 in %
8 139.6
1 425.5
1 001.3
390.3
35.9
151.4
36.5
41.9
39.6
118.1
297.6
261.4
189.3
278.7
78.8
53.7
15.8
491.7
195.0
636.4
260.3
346.5
749.4
327.0
176.4
469.4
71.7
23.8
25.4
14.5
17.2
11.1
19.6
14.0
13.1
22.2
25.9
20.8
20.3
34.3
20.7
24.7
15.0
10.5
22.9
17.7
23.3
23.4
27.2
32.8
22.2
24.9
40.4
13.6
73.7
95.2
63.0
50.8
0.0
80.3
0.0
87.4
0.0
96.3
55.8
77.6
100.0
91.8
76.1
53.2
0.0
65.6
50.2
66.0
50.1
88.4
74.3
57.5
73.4
99.2
28.6
203.5
858.3
171.4
273.1
33.9
177.8
75.9
173.4
58.2
570.3
186.7
330.7
5117.2
538.4
264.2
221.1
91.5
252.1
27.4
456.1
301.6
126.4
265.5
62.7
246.1
1909.7
85.6
3.4
3.8
2.2
3.4
1.3
3.2
2.6
2.1
2.6
4.4
6.9
2.4
2.4
1.5
3.2
1.3
0.6
2.7
1.2
4.1
4.8
3.8
5.1
4.6
2.5
2.6
2.4
Total
Zurich
Geneva
Basel
Bern
Lausanne
Winterthur
in 000
City
Population growth
20102013 in %
1 111.0
384.8
191.6
167.4
128.8
132.8
105.7
3.4
3.2
2.2
2.6
3.6
3.9
4.3
Urban agglomeration
Population growth
in 000
20102013 in %
3 144.2
1 232.6
541.3
508.6
364.2
351.5
145.9
3.5
3.7
2.8
2.2
3.0
4.4
4.3
Population
SH
BS
TG
ZH
BL
JU
AG
AR
SO
SG
AI
ZG
LU
SZ
NE
GL
NW
BE
OW
FR
UR
GR
VD
TI
VS
GE
CH: +3.4 %
-1.9 -0.1
0.0 1.9
2.0 3.9
6.0
4.0 5.9
Men
1900
2013
90
Women
1900
80
2013
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
60
50
40
30
20
10
10
20
30
40
50
60
Ageing society
During the course of the 20th century, the proportion of elderly people
increased, while that of young people (under age 20) and people of
working age (aged 2064) declined. As a result of this process, the
shape of the age pyramid has been transformed into one of a fir
tree (2013) in which the baby boom generation (born between 1960
and 1971) predominates. The ageing of the population will continue.
The proportion of persons aged 65 and over is expected to rise from
17.6% (2013) to 28% in 2060. Switzerlands population growth in
recent years is mainly attributable to net immigration and to a lesser
extent to an excess of births over deaths.
Population
Deaths, 2013
Total
Age at death (years)
019
2039
4064
6579
80
Total
of which twin births
1 503
1 478
64 961
524
857
7 838
16 138
39 604
2.5
Foreigners
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
Swiss
0.0
1971 1980
1990
2000
2013
Marriages, 2013
Total
Swiss/Swiss
Swiss/Foreign
Foreign/Swiss
Foreign/Foreign
Average age at marriage (years)
Single men
Single women
Divorces, 2013
Total
with minors involved in %
Duration of marriage
04 years
59 years
1014 years
15 or more years
Total divorce rate3
2013
39 794
19 517
7 791
6 572
5 914
31.8
29.6
2 079
4 563
3 199
7 278
41.9
women8
60%
40%
men8
20%
0%
1950
17 119
44.7
Population
25%
20%
in %
Italy
15.4
10%
Germany
15.1
5%
Portugal
15%
0%
1900 1920 1940 1960 1980
France
2013
13.1
5.7
Serbia
4.7
Kosovo
4.5
Spain
3.9
Turkey
3.6
Macedonia
3.2
United
Kingdom
2.1
Austria
2.0
Other Europ.
countries
Other
continents
11.7
15.0
50 000
40 000
4%
30 000
3%
2%
20 000
1%
10 000
0
1970
1975
Total acquisitions
1980 1985 1990
1995
2000
2005
0%
2013
1 Number of citizenship acquisitions per 100 holders of annual and permanent residence permits at the
beginning of the year
Population
with
3 children
with 2 children
Main languages, 20121
German
French
Italian
Serbo-Croatian
Albanian
Portuguese
Spanish
English
Turkish
Romansh
Other languages
in %
64.9
22.6
8.3
2.5
2.6
3.4
2.2
4.6
1.2
0.5
5.1
in %
26.9
38.2
5.7
0.3
4.9
1.3
21.4
1.1
Annual rainfall
Annual sunshine
Dev. in C
mm
Index
hours
Index
12.8
0.4
1 713
110
1 998
97
10.3
10.2
10.0
10.4
9.1
8.7
7.9
3.6
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.1
908
1 047
1 037
568
1 094
1 113
1 468
924
108
104
106
94
96
105
112
90
1 521
1 723
1 632
2 067
1 540
1 709
1 462
1 625
93
94
99
99
100
102
95
96
Temperature fluctuations
Deviations from long-term mean value
19611990, in C
Total emissions
105
2
1
100
95
Effort required
1
2
1900 1920 1940 1960 1980
90
1990
2000
2005
2012
2013
Climate Change
Since the middle of the 20th century, global warming of the atmosphere that cannot be explained by natural influences alone has been
observed. The greenhouse effect plays a central role in this change.
This phenomenon, which is natural in itself, is amplified by human
activity, particularly through the burning of fossil fuels and the resulting emission of the greenhouse gas carbon-dioxide (CO2). The main
sources of these greenhouse gas emissions are transport, households
(building heating systems and hot water) and industry.
Change in land use
in square metre per second
Land use
Period of survey 20042009
Total surface area
Forest and woods
Farmland
Alpine farmland
Settlement and urban
areas
Lakes and watercourses
Unprod. land
km2
41 285
12 931
9 678
5 139
3 079
100
31.3
23.4
12.4
7.5
1 769
8 690
4.3
21.0
1979/85 1992/97
1992/97 2004/09
Settlement and
urban areas
0.86
0.69
0.83
Forest
0.10
0.13
Woods
0.86
0.61
Farmland
0.51
0.27
Alpine farmland
0.21
0.11
1.0
0.43
0.5
Unproductive land
0.0
0.5
1.0
9
Eco-efficiency
Index 1990 = 100
150
140
CO2 efficiency 1
130
Environmental
research 4%
Biodiversity and
landscape1
13%
Air, climate,
noise,
17%
pollution
2
120 Material efficiency
110
100
37%
29%
Wastewater
Eco-efficiency
An increase in eco-efficiency is achieved when the economic value
produced increases in relation to environmental pollution, such as the
amount of CO2 emissions, energy consumption or the global material
requirement. An increase in domestic eco-efficiency can have several
explanations: on the one hand the use of technologies and products that are environmentally friendlier; on the other hand structural
changes, such as the growing importance of the services sector or the
relocation of environmentally harmful production processes abroad.
Biodiversity Endangered native species
Status 1994 2014, by species groups
Mammals (87)
Breeding
birds (199)
Reptiles (19)
Amphibians (20)
Fish and
Cyclostomes (73)
Molluscs (270)
Insects (2540)
Ferns and flowering
plants (2592)
Mosses (1093)
Lichens (786)
Higher
fungi (4959)
0%
Lost or extinct
Endangered
20%
40%
60%
Potentially endangered
80%
100%
Insufficient data
Not endangered
Biodiversity
The variety of types of landscape found in Switzerland provides a
multitude of different habitats for flora and fauna, thus creating favourable conditions for a rich biodiversity. Human activity puts strain
on the variety of species, however. While landscape modification can
certainly create habitats for new species as well, the standardisation
and intensive use of the land is leading to a decline in populations
and to the loss of some species.
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100%
60%
80%
Men
50%
60%
Total
40%
30%
40%
20%
Women
Total
20%
Women
10%
0%
1971 1980 1990 2000
2014
Men
0%
1991 1995 2000 2005 2010 2014
Industry,
business
Services
Total
Self-employed
Family workers
Employee
Apprentice
2.0
1.0
Agriculture
0.0
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
2014
2013
2014
4 445
597
102
3 526
220
4 519
590
99
3 620
210
1 Sociological definition
Total
Swiss
Foreigners
Permanent residents
Temporary residents
Seasonal workers1
Cross-border workers
Temporary visitors
Other foreigners
Men
Women
in 000
1991
1995
2000
2010
2013
2014
4 135
3 084
1 051
551
177
85
183
21
34
2 425
1 710
3 993
3 001
992
564
202
43
148
19
17
2 306
1 687
4 107
3 138
969
588
181
25
140
20
15
2 319
1 788
4 592
3 340
1 252
624
341
228
42
17
2 530
2 062
4 816
3 418
1 398
680
369
273
49
27
2 636
2 180
4 903
3 436
1 467
715
389
285
51
27
2 672
2 231
11
Foreign workers
Foreign workers are an important factor in the Swiss labour market.
The strong economic growth of the second half of the 20th century
would not have been possible without the influx of foreign workers.
Since the 1960s, their share of the labour force has always exceeded
20%; in 2013 it was 29.1%. Foreign labour is particularly important
in the industrial sector (2013: 38.5%: Service sector: 27.1%).
In 2013, 77.9% of foreigners in employment were citizens from an
EU or EFTA country. Two thirds of the permanent resident population from the EU came from Germany (25,7%), Italy (21.7%) and
Portugal (20.1%).
Unemployment rate1 by major region and other criteria
2nd quarter
Switzerland
Lake Geneva region
Espace Mitelland
Northwest Switzerland
Zurich
Eastern Switzerland
Central Switzerland
Ticino
Men
Women
Swiss
Foreigners
1524 years
2539 years
4054 years
5564 years
2004
2011
2012
2013
2014
4.3
5.7
3.8
3.8
5.0
3.5
3.3
5.5
3.9
4.8
3.0
8.9
7.7
4.5
3.4
3.2
3.6
5.6
3.0
3.6
3.3
2.6
2.1
6.1
3.5
3.7
2.6
6.6
5.9
3.7
2.9
3.4
3.7
6.0
3.5
3.4
3.4
2.7
2.3
5.4
3.4
4.2
2.7
7.0
6.1
4.1
3.1
2.9
4.2
6.5
3.4
3.8
4.0
3.8
2.1
6.4
4.1
4.2
2.9
7.9
7.0
4.6
3.4
3.2
4.4
6.2
4.1
4.1
4.5
2.8
3.7
6.6
4.3
4.5
3.2
7.9
7.7
4.7
3.6
3.7
Women
29.1
17.5
33.3
18.6
15.5
33.2
24.4
21.2
Partners in
two-person household
14.9
34.1
51.3
21.1
45.1
18.6 13.9
60
Men
27.9
14.5
80
Total
40
20
27.6
39.7
34.3
33.9
10.5 20.1
20
40
60
80
Professional activity
Total
Informal
Organised
33.3
31.8
34.8
18.6
13.8
23.2
20.0
22.2
17.9
Switzerland
Lake Geneva region (VD, VS, GE)
Espace Mittelland (BE, FR, SO, NE, JU)
North-western Switzerland (BS, BL, AG)
Zurich (ZH)
Eastern Switzerland (GL, SH, AR, AI, SG,
GR, TG)
Central Switzerland (LU, UR, SZ, OW,
NW, ZG)
Ticino (TI)
Total
6 439
6 558
6 308
6 653
6 900
5 933
10 056
10 958
9 500
10 670
10 709
8 730
8 182
9 108
7 586
8 543
8 940
7 131
6 801
7 101
6 823
7 289
7 143
6 192
5 833
5 912
5 812
6 024
6 074
5 469
6 313
9 500
7 622
6 394
5 794
5 388
8 329
6 390
5 494
4 993
Whole economy
Private sector
Public sector
Total
6 439
6 118
7 750
4 857
4 771
5 402
5 417
5 282
6 337
6 870
6 730
7 239
8 806
8 450
9 276
1 Standardised monthly wage: full-time equivalent based on 40 hours a week and 4 1/3 weeks a month
2 Professional position
a = top, upper and middle management
b = lower management level
c = lowest management level
d = no management function
3 Level of competences
a = Simple physical or manual tasks
b = Practical tasks such as sales, care, data processing and administration, operating machinery and
electronic devices, security, driving vehicles
c = Complex practical tasks which require an extensive amount of knowledge in a specialised field
d = Tasks which involve complex problem-solving and decision-making, requiring an extensive amount
of factual and theoretical knowledge in a specialised field
2013
index 1939=100
1980
1990
2000
2010
2012
2013
254
241
279
272
257
302
279
264
311
298
280
336
305
286
344
308
289
347
13
National Economy
GDP
3.0
Final consumption expenditure 1.4
Gross capital formation
13.3
Exports of goods and services
6.5
Imports of goods and services
9.8
GDP in CHF billion at current
prices
4.0 4.1
1.3 2.0
5.2 3.3
6.3 11.4
3.2 5.8
National Economy
rest of the world is also evident in the income earned abroad, which
has also played an increasingly significant role in determining gross
national income (GNI), which is generally more dynamic than the GDP.
The years 2008 and 2011 stood out because GNI was exceptionally
less dynamic due to losses posted by Swiss bank branches abroad in
2008 and currency exchange effects in 2011.
Share of the external sector in GDP
at current prices
14%
12%
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
1995
700
Gross National Income
600
500
400
300
2000
2005
1995
2013p
2000
2005
2013p
2013p
SH
BS
TG
BL
JU
ZH
AG
AR
SO
SG
AI
ZG
LU
SZ
NE
GL
NW
BE
OW
FR
UR
GR
VD
TI
VS
GE
50 000
60 000
70 000
80 000
CH: 73 947
15
Prices
2011
2012
2013
2014
0.7
1.1
1.2
1.1
2.4
0.4
0.2
3.3
1.7
1.4
2.4
1.3
0.7
1.0
1.1
6.0
0.8
1.9
0.2
1.2
1.3
3.7
0.1
1.6
0.0
0.9
1.0
1.3
1.0
1.0
0.2
2.4
1.4
2.1
1.2
0.8
1.3
0.2
1.1
0.1
3.3
1.4
1.5
0.2
0.3
2.2
0.6
2.8
1.7
0.7
0.1
0.9
0.9
2.3
0.0
1.7
0.7
0.6
0.9
1.2
2.3
0.1
1.6
0.7
0.8
Total
110
110
105
105
100
Foreign
100
95
95
90
90
Domestic
85
2000 2003 2006 2009
2014
85
2000 2003 2006 2009
2014
EU-28=100
Switzerland
Germany
France
Italy
148
161
150
120
120
188
105
102
108
90
103
107
113
111
108
108
104
116
101
103
112
98
107
96
123
99
111
103
208
116
129
137
257
152
148
167
139
118
175
103
105
103
95
104
109
97
99
116
116
99
133
103
118
103
99
107
114
111
112
125
116
102
127
99
111
100
124
102
95
111
102
114
89
100
83
107
1.2%
0.2%
6.3%
92.3%
09
29.9%
30.8%
19.0%
20.3%
10 49
50 249
250 +
1 Only market-oriented companies. The size of a company is determined by the number of full-time
equivalents (part-time positions are added together to make full-time posts)
Market-orientedcompaniesandemployeesbyeconomicactivity
according to NOGA2008,in000
Total
Sector 1
Sector 2
of which:
Manufacture of food and tobacco products
Manufacture of textiles and apparel
Manufacture of wood and paper products, and printing
Manufacture of pharmaceutical products
Manufacture of metal products
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products;
watches and clocks
Manufacture of electrical equipment
Electricity, gas and steam supply
Construction of buildings and Civil engineering
Sector 3
of which:
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Accommodation
Food and beverage service activities
IT and other information services
Financial service activities
Architectural and engineering activities
Administrative and support service activities
Human health and social assistance
FSO, Statistical Data on Switzerland 2015
2012
Companies
Employees
557.8
56.7
90.0
4 252.9
162.3
1 094.9
3.1
2.6
10.3
0.2
7.9
2.3
82.7
14.4
76.2
40.0
88.2
113.0
0.9
0.7
8.0
411.1
38.4
29.9
109.2
2 995.7
24.4
38.0
5.6
23.2
14.7
6.3
23.6
3.8
56.5
227.4
360.0
76.0
160.8
81.7
197.9
114.9
21.4
503.7
17
Total
Sector 2
Industry and Energy
Construction
Sector 3
Trade and repair sector
Transport and warehousing
Accommodation, food and beverage
service activities
Information and communication
Banking and insurance
Real estate activities and services
Professional and scientific activities
Education
Health and social services
Arts and recreation
Other service activities
11 891
2 172
604
1 568
9 719
2 164
316
238
21 002
4 606
1 092
3 514
16 396
3 571
579
695
13 604
3 665
776
2 889
9 939
2 155
440
303
7 398
941
316
625
6 457
1 416
139
392
934
608
1 234
2 986
199
438
232
370
1 535
1 126
2 162
4 536
262
922
436
572
989
841
1 255
2 928
105
386
220
317
546
285
907
1 608
157
536
216
255
2014
Retail sales
Total
of which:
Food, drink and tobacco
products
Clothing and footwear
Fuel
Total excluding fuel
18
2010
2011
2012
2013
0.2
0.4
1.9
3.2
1.2
1.2
1.0
3.4
0.4
1.6
Nominal
1.6
Real
1.4
Nominal 1.6
Real 4.1
Nominal 15.2
Real 2.9
Nominal
0.7
Real
0.7
2.3
3.1
2.0
0.9
2.2
5.7
1.9
2.9
0.5
2.1
4.0
5.6
4.7
1.4
1.6
0.6
1.7
2.4
2.3
4.0
6.9
2.5
0.7
3.2
2.3
1.1
2.0
1.9
1.9
4.2
0.3
1.3
Nominal
Real
Labour costs
Labour costs are the costs incurred by enterprises for the production
factor of labour. They generally account for a large proportion of the
production costs for goods and services. Labour costs are composed of
gross wages and salaries (79.1%), social contributions from employers
(17.6%) and other costs, particularly those associated with vocational
training and personnel recruitment (3.3%). In 2012 the average cost
per hour worked for enterprises in the secondary and tertiary sector
was CHF 61.30 overall.
Labour costs are one of the most important indicators for estimating
the attractiveness of different national business locations and can vary
considerably from country to country. In 2012 due to the strength of
the Swiss franc (2012 Euro exchange rate: CHF 1.21), the average cost
per hour worked in Switzerland in enterprises with ten or more employees reached Euro 51.25. In Switzerlands neighbouring countries
of Austria, Germany and France, the average cost per hour worked
was Euro 29.75, Euro 30.50 and Euro 34.25.
Foreign trade: our key partners, 2013
52.4
39.3
Germany
11.4
USA
24.8
18.8
15.0
15.5
14.9
11.4
8.8
6.8
10.9
8.0
6.6
5.9
5.4
5.0
5.3
1.8
8.2
Italy
France
China (PRD)
U.K.
Austria
Netherlands
Spain
Hongkong
0
10
20
30
in CHF billion
Imports
Exports
40
50
in CHF million
Imports
1990
Total
of which:
Agricultural and forestry
products
Textiles, clothing, footwear
Chemicals
Metals
Machinery, electronics
Vehicles
Instruments and watches
2012
Exports
2013
1990
2012
2013
8 095
13 306
14 055
2 998
8 656
9 201
8 806
10 625
9 025
19 794
10 230
5 786
8 718
39 369
13 811
29 365
17 074
19 022
8 904
41 849
14 119
30 237
15 854
19 149
4 984
18 422
7 537
25 527
1 485
13 330
3 114
79 012
11 933
33 307
5 095
44 040
3 097
80 934
12 082
33 305
5 252
45 315
19
Agricultural areas and forest and woodland account for 36% and
31% respectively of Switzerlands territory. The landscape is therefore
in large measure shaped by agriculture and forestry. These two sectors
are important not only for food production, construction materials and
renewable energy, but also for maintaining decentralised economic
activity and for protecting landscape diversity and biodiversity. In
2013, the share of both sectors in the gross value added of the Swiss
economy was 0.7%.
A few key indicators in agriculture
Index 1996=100
150
Subsidies
(2013: CHF 2.9 billion)
140
130
120
110
100
Number of cattle
(2013: 1.6 million)
90
80
70
60
1996
2000
2005
Number of jobs
(2013: 103 000 full time equivalents)
2010 2013
Cereals
14.0%
3.0%
Potatoes, beets
2.6%
Oil seeds
6.3%
70.6%
Grassland and meadow
Total area =1 050 000 ha of which
in %
39.7
3.6
8.7
13.2
5.4
3.9
5.0
49.7
12.4
9.5
22.1
5.6
6.5
4.1
Logging
in million m
10
8
Lothar storm
6
4
2
0
1996
2000
2005
Fuelwood
Industrial roundwood
2010 2013
Sawlogs
Energy
Rest
10.9%
Gas
11.1%
Hydropower
12.2%
Losses
23.3%
Nuclear
combustibles
Crude oil
and
petroleum 43.3%
products
10.3%
13.5%
Rest
23.8%
Electricity
33.5%
Gas
Hydropower
26.0% (run-of-river
power
plants)
Conventional
thermal
power
36.4%
plants1
31.9%
Nuclear
power plants
18.8%
Heating
fuels
Increased consumption
Final energy consumption is
closely linked to economic development and population growth.
Increasing numbers of inhabitants, larger dwellings, growing
production, rising consumerism,
heavier motor vehicles etc. lead
to increased energy consumption unless this is compensated
for by greater energy efficiency.
In 2013, transport was the largest consumer group with more
than a third of the final energy
consumption. Two thirds of the
final consumption were covered
by fossil fuels and 21.1% came
from renewable energies, mainly
hydropower.
Hydropower
(storage
power plants)
in %
21.12
12.74
0.43
1.52
4.80
0.03
1.28
0.21
0.10
2013
Transport
Services
100
Industry, services
Industry
16.7%
35.0%
1.0%
18.4% 29.0%
Statistical
difference
incl.
agriculture
Households
90
incl. statistical difference
1990 1995 2000 2005
2013
21
Construction expenditure
Total
Public expenditure
Civil engineering
of which roads
Building construction
Private expenditure
of which housing
1980
1990
2000
2010
2013
34 198
11 389
6 791
4 599
22 809
47 588
14 507
7 740
6 767
33 081
43 708
15 983
10 060
5 221
5 923
27 725
17 147
49 240
15 958
9 649
4 739
6 309
33 281
22 995
52 548
17 017
10 119
4 392
6 899
35 531
24 423
Housing construction
New residential buildings with
appartments
of which single-family dwellings
New dwellings
with 1 room
2 rooms
3 rooms
4 rooms
5 rooms or more
1980
1990
2000
2010
2013
20 806
16 162
16 962
14 736
12 966
16 963
40 876
2 122
4 598
7 094
11 557
15 505
11 200
39 984
2 010
5 248
8 937
12 487
11 302
13 768
32 214
528
1 779
4 630
10 783
14 494
9 387
43 632
725
3 913
10 608
15 438
12 948
7 779
46 868
1 507
6 619
12 919
15 281
10 542
Housing supply
1980
as of year-end
of which remained
empty in %
1990
2000
2010
2013
2 702 656 3 140 353 3 574 988 4 079 0602 4 234 906
0.74
0.551
1.261
0.941
0.961
Tenant or sub-tenant
Member of cooperative
25.6%
11.0%
2.7%
55.7%
Condominium owner
House owner
Other situation: Dwelling is provided free of charge by relatives
or employer, live-in accommodation (e.g. caretaker), tenancy
Dwellings for which the type of occupant is unknown (1.6%), are not included in this graph.
Tourism
Supply (beds)1
Hotels and health establishments
2012
2013
16 229
907
453
16 298
917
459
16 831
891
480
35 486
56
3 057
44
905
42
34 766
55
2 964
41
917
41
35 624
55
2 864
41
947
42
2.2
3.4
2.0
2.1
3.2
2.0
2.1
3.2
2.0
35.5
35.0
36.0
15 185
12 128
3 058
15 097
14 256
841
15 647p
14 880p
768p
1 Annual average number of beds surveyed in open and temporarily closed establishments
4573
1640
1585
1350
981
894
710
643
623
579
492
468
427
387
Germany
Austria
2952
981
Italy
1951
France2
South East Europe3
South West Europe4
2247
933
1310
Rest of Europe
1616
Rest of world
1575
Travel behaviour
In 2013, 87.5% of people over 6 years old living in Switzerland undertook at least one private trip with overnight stays. To be more precise,
each person undertook on average 3.0 trips with overnight stays and
10.5 day trips. More than half (54%) of all trips with overnight stays
were long trips (minimum 4 overnight stays). Trips abroad represented
61% of trips with overnight stays and 11% of day trips.
www.statistique.admin.ch Thmes Tourisme (not available in English)
FSO, Statistical Data on Switzerland 2015
23
Infrastructure
Transport infrastructure covers around a third of the settlement and
urban areas in Switzerland (according to the Land use statistics from
2004/09).
In 2013, the length of national highways was 1812 km (of which
motorways comprised 1419 km), that of cantonal roads 17,909 km
and that of communal roads 51,807 km (as at 1984). In 2010, the
railway network covered more than 5124 km.
Pool of road motor vehicles
in millions
Mopeds (175)1
Motorcycles (688)1
Industrial vehicles (64)1
Agricultural vehicles (189)1
Goods vehicles (371)1
Passenger vehicles (60)1
Passenger cars (4321)1
5
4
3
2
1
0
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2013
120
100
80
Non-motorised transport
(bicycle, on foot)
60
40
20
0
1970
1980
1990
2000
Total
Purpose of trip
Work and education
Shopping
Services and escort
Business travel
Leisure
Other
Daily
distance
in km
Travel
time in
min.2
36.7
83.4
10.9
4.7
1.8
2.5
14.7
2.1
20.5
11.8
3.1
3.9
40.5
3.6
2013
Means of transport
On foot
Bicycle
Moped
Motorcycle
Car
Bus/Tram
Post bus
Train
Other
Daily
distance
in km
Travel
time in
min.2
2.0
0.8
0.0
0.5
23.8
1.4
0.1
7.1
0.9
31.4
3.8
0.2
0.9
33.2
4.8
0.3
6.4
2.4
24
Goods transport
All transport, transport in billion
tonne-kilometres per year
30
25
35
30
20
Road
25
Road
15
20
15
10
10
Rail
5
0
1980
1990
Rail
2000
0
1980
2012
1990
2000
2012
1 Net tonne-kilometres not including the weight of goods vehicles (incl. trailers) containers and swap
bodies in multimodal transport
269
4 129
17 250
23
14
Commuter traffic
Some nine out of ten employed persons in Switzerland were commuters in 2012, i.e. people who leave the building in which they live
to get to their place of work. Of these, about 69% worked outside
their commune of residence and 19% even worked outside their
canton of residence.
Net commuter flow in the cantons, 2012
by canton
SH
BS
TG
BL
JU
ZH
AG
AR
SO
SG
AI
ZG
LU
SZ
NE
GL
NW
BE
FR
OW
UR
GR
VD
TI
VS
GE
-20 -10.1
-10 -0.1
0 9.9
10 19.9
20
25
Germany
Greece
Inhabitants in 000
Inhabitants per km2
People under 20 in %
People over 64 in %
Foreigners as % of the total population
Live births per 1000 inhabitants
Births outside of marriage in %
Female life expectancy at birth (in years)
Male life expectancy at birth (in years)
20133
20123
20133
20133
20133
2012
2012
2012
2012
Year Switzerland
8 039
200
20.4
17.4
23.5
10.3
20.2
84.9
80.6
82 021
229
18.1
20.7
9.4
8.2
34.5
83.3
78.6
11 063
85
19.6
20.1
7.8
9.0
7.6
83.4
78.0
20094
20094
20094
20124
41 285
36.9
30.8
6.4
357 113
51.7
33.9
11.7
120 168
35.4
33.4
10.0
Employment rate
Employment rate for women
Employment rate for men
Unemployment rate (1574) ILO-based
Women
Men
1524 year-olds
Long-term unemployed based on ILOdefinition (1574). in %
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
79.6
74.4
84.6
4.4
4.5
4.3
8.5
30.8
73.3
68.8
77.7
5.2
4.9
5.5
7.8
44.7
48.8
39.9
57.9
27.5
31.4
24.5
58.3
67.1
40 600
32 000
...
0.1
1.6
0.9
3.4
19.1
4.0
10.4
2.5
8.9
2013
33.7
22.4
69.9
2012
20094
518
46
523
54
...
139
20124
71 520
...
...
24.9
11.4
3.6
28.3
10.9
3.3
30.0
9.2
2.9
2013
29.2
35.4
18.7
2013
38.9
28.5
27.4
2011
5.3
5.0
...
2013
2013
7.6
25 508
8.6
19 371
13.0
9 087
2013
23.9
28.2
39.9
26
3 On January 1st
4 On December 31st
Spain
France
Italy
Netherlands
Austria
Sweden
U.K.
EU-27
46 704
93
19.8
17.7
10.8
9.7
39.0
85.5
79.5
65 579
103
24.6
17.6
6.3
12.6
56.7
85.4
78.7
59 685
202
18.7
21.2
7.4
9.0
24.5
84.8
79.8
16 780
497
23.1
16.8
4.3
10.5
46.6
83.0
79.3
8 452
102
20.1
18.1
11.9
9.4
41.5
83.6
78.4
9 556
23
22.8
19.1
7.0
11.9
54.5
83.6
79.9
63 896
263
23.7
17.2
7.8
12.8
...
82.8
79.1
502 936
117
21.0
18.2
4.1
10.3
...
83.1
77.5
493 501
52.9
31.9
7.3
548 763
54.2
31.7
7.5
301 392
51.4
33.2
7.7
37 357
55.0
11.9
11.4
83 920
38.2
47.0
9.5
449 159
8.1
66.0
6.0
244 436
65.1
14.8
9.1
...
...
...
9.0
54.8
50.3
59.2
26.1
26.7
25.6
55.5
49.7
64.1
60.5
67.9
10.3
10.2
10.3
24.8
40.4
55.6
46.5
64.8
12.2
13.1
11.5
40.0
56.9
74.3
69.9
78.7
6.7
6.3
7.1
11.0
36.1
72.3
67.6
77.1
4.9
4.9
4.9
9.2
24.3
74.4
72.5
76.3
8.0
7.9
8.2
23.6
18.5
70.8
65.9
75.6
7.6
7.1
8.0
20.7
36.3
64.2
58.9
69.5
10.8
10.8
10.8
23.4
47.2
24 500
27 800
25 200
32 600
33 200
32 700
27 200
25 800
1.5
1.0
1.3
2.6
2.1
0.4
2.6
1.5
2.7
12.6
3.9
8.2
2.7
12.8
4.9
4.3
4.0
30.1
5.2
37.2
3.2
4.1
3.3
11.0
40.0
19.2
37.4
14.6
71.2
24.7
...
25.9
476
68
...
67
...
79
472
41
542
81
...
43
...
43
...
78
165 595
1 065 557
...
...
124 119
...
...
...
25.4
9.2
3.1
32.1
11.2
3.5
29.0
...
2.9
31.4
11.8
3.7
29.3
10.4
3.2
29.9
9.1
2.6
28.4
...
4.1
28.4
...
3.8
41.0
18.5
33.4
31.4
25.2
27.0
17.5
28.0
33.7
32.1
16.3
33.9
20.7
37.0
39.6
28.6
4.8
5.7
4.3
5.9
5.8
6.8
6.0
5.3
10.6
14 238
8.0
19 384
10.7
15 342
4.2
19 360
7.9
20 925
7.1
20 527
8.2
16 469
9.0
...
19.5
18.0
17.4
29.8
19.2
22.4
20.7
22.3
27
Total assets
Bank categories
1990 2013
CHF million
Change1
CHF million
CHF million
Total
Cantonal banks
Major banks
Regional and savings
banks
Raiffeisen banks
Other banks
Branches of foreign
banks
Private banking
2.6
2.8
3.1
2.0
11 927
2 300
3 818
349
1 411
173 619
607 008
78 643
5.4
19.9
16.4
699
4 354
224
1 209
199
65 636
6.3
183
2
1
218 154
16 27
22
11
Interest rates
Assets
in %
Total
of which foreign
Liquid assets
Money markets paper held
Claims against banks
Claims against customers
Mortage claims
Security holdings
Financial investments
Participating interests
Tangible assets
Other
100
45.0
14.0
1.4
16.2
19.8
31.0
5.1
6.6
2.3
0.9
2.8
Liabilities
Total
of which foreign
Money market paper issued
Liabilities towards banks
Liabilities towards customers
Liabilities in the form of savings and
deposits
Liabilities on sight
Liabilities on time
Medium term bank-issues notes
Loans and debenture bonds
Own assets
Other
100
46.6
2.7
15.3
70.9
21.1
29.0
8.6
0.9
11.2
5.8
5.3
8%
New mortgages1
(with variable
interest rates)
6%
4%
Savings
deposits1
Medium-term
0% bank-issued notes1, 2
1990
2000
1977
2%
2014
2008
2010
2013
1.083
1.052
1.587
1.997
1.042
1.188
1.381
1.609
0.927
0.951
1.231
1.450
Total
Life insurance
Insurance against
accident and loss
Reinsurance
Revenue1
Expendit.1
119 716
35 063
49 644
82 106
29 532
30 558
35 009
22 016
Social Security
0
1990
Social benefits
1995
2000
2005
1995
2000
2010
2012p
90.4
82.3
113.0
23.4
107.4
96.9
130.2
24.6
154.3
139.9
176.4
26.7
162.9
147.4
188.9
27.5
Receipts
Total expenditure
50
1990
62.2
55.2
86.2
18.2
2012p
Old age
Sickness / healthcare
Disability / Infirmity
Survivors
Family / children
Unemployment
Social exclusion
Housing
42.8
28.9
10.0
5.9
5.9
3.4
2.6
0.5
29
Social Security
in 000
131.7
67.2
265.1
83.8
111.4
21.0
83.6
296.2
Health insurance
The average annual cantonal premiums per insured person for the
compulsory health insurance rose from CHF 1917 (2001) to 3075
(2012). In 2012 the average annual premium was CHF 3633 for
adults, CHF 3083 for young persons and CHF 937 for children. Great
differences can, however, be observed between cantons. In 2012 the
average annual premium was CHF 4314 in Basel Stadt and CHF 2211
in Appenzell Innerrhoden.
Social assistance rate, 2013
by canton
SH
BS
TG
BL
JU
ZH
AG
AR
SO
SG
AI
ZG
LU
SZ
NE
GL
NW
BE
OW
FR
UR
GR
VD
TI
VS
GE
30
1.5 2.9
3.0 4.4
4.5 5.9
6.0
CH: 3.2
Social Security
4
Supplementary benefits
6
8
10
12
Social
Social assistance in
assistance
the asylum and
refugee sector
14
Other
31
Health
Life expectancy
90
84.8
Women
80
70
80.5
Men
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1900 1920 1940 1960 1980
2013
Self-rated health
In 2012, 84% of men and 81% of
women described their health as
good or very good and only 4%
of men and women qualified it as
bad or very bad. However, temporary physical and mental problems
seem to affect work and everyday life. Swiss inhabitants were
unable for health reasons to go
to work or to carry out work at
home for an average of 13 days
in 2012.
8 739
51
65
530
90
1 New cases
Accidents, 2013
Occupational
accidents
Non-occupational
accidents
Men
Women
204 292
64 630
Disabled1, 2013
Degree of disability
4049%
5059%
6069%
70100%
Men
Women
5 820
17 451
8 262
91 402
6 751
17 775
7 216
75 664
All causes
of which:
Infectious diseases
Cancer-related illness, all types
Circulatory system
Ischemic heart disease
Cerebrovascular diseases
Diseases of the respiratory system, all
types
Accidents and acts of violence
Accidents, all types
Suicide
Death rate1
33 476
Men
561.0
Women
376.0
335
9 024
9 745
4 227
1 454
2 057
417
7 466
11 929
3 764
2 162
1 849
6.3
168.0
171.0
74.6
24.8
35.4
4.8
110.0
112.0
35.3
21.0
19.5
2 151
1 311
752
1 499
1 152
285
44.7
26.1
16.6
20.4
13.2
6.0
Men
Women
30 697
Infant mortality
per 1000 live births
32
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2013
15.1
9.1
6.8
4.9
3.8
3.9
Health
in %1
Men Women
Physicians consultations
Hospitalisation
Home care
70.9 85.7
10.2 13.1
1.3 4.2
1990
2013
153
216
48
52
10.5
25.1
47.1
8.7
27.6
53.1
12.4
22.9
43.8
in 000
2008
Men Women
2013
186.3 200.8
103.8 111.6
25.8 29.0
77.9 82.6
180
160
140
GDP
120
100
1990
1995
2000
2005
2012
Total
Inpatient treatment
Outpatient treatment
of which:
Physicians
Dentists
Home care
Other services1
Healthcare resources2
of which:
Pharmacies
Physicians
Prevention
Administration
2002
2012
47 389
22 419
14 164
67 982
31 403
22 494
6 619
2 979
977
1 526
5 899
9 613
3 886
1 848
2 233
7 447
3 443
1 483
1 053
2 328
4 351
1 898
1 452
2 954
33
Total
Pre-school
Compulsory education
Primary
Lower secondary
Special syllabus schools
Upper secondary
Higher education
Advanced vocat. training
Universities and institutes
of technology
Universities of applied
sciences1
Unclassified levels
% of women
47.8
48.5
48.7
49.3
49.7
37.9
47.8
41.9
43.1
45.6
48.1
48.4
48.6
49.2
49.6
37.7
47.5
46.8
43.6
49.1
48.6
48.6
48.6
49.0
49.4
36.3
47.9
49.5
45.1
50.1
25.1
54.1
84.0
25.9
44.4
51.6
7.1
9.7
17.8
51.6
49.5
48.5
Men
Total
2564
2534
Women
Total
2564
2534
3544
3544
4554
4554
5564
5564
6574
75+
years
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
6574
75+
years
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Tertiary level
34
Number of years
8
7
6
Men
5
4
3
2
Total
Women
1
0
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010 2012
35
Selected educational
qualifications, 2013
Total
% of
Women
18 217
13 871
2 264
65 757
2 253
57.6
47.6
82.1
46.8
49.7
Educational level
7 627 48.6
2 786 24.9
14 042 38.0
387
13 713
11 865
3 631
67.7
53.1
51.4
43.8
886 49.4
14 420 54.5
3 334 58.9
Teachers, 2012/13
University staff, 2013
Full-time
% of
equivalents women
Pre-school
Compulsory school1
Primary school
Lower secondary school
Upper secondary school2
Universities
Professors
Other lecturers
Assistants3
Univ. of applied sciences4
Professors
Other lecturers
Assistants3
8 608
59 108
28 139
22 361
16 805
38 748
3 609
2 651
19 699
15 773
2 109
5 285
3 602
95.8
73.1
82.3
54.1
41.5
43.9
19.2
27.3
42.9
44.8
32.0
39.5
42.1
Further education
A distinction is made here between two types of further education non-formal education (such
as attending courses, seminars,
private tuition and conferences
and informal study (includes specialised literature, study with aid
of CD-ROM or from family members). The majority of the population in Switzerland (nearly 80% of
the permanent population aged
2564) undertook further education in one form or another in
2011. It appears that the integration in the labor market and the
level of education are positively
associated with participation in
continuing education courses.
Focus on research
Research and development (R&D)
is an important factor for a national economy. With 2.96% of
its GDP being spent in this area
(2012), Switzerland is one of the
most R&D-oriented countries in
the world.
In 2012 around CHF 18.5 billion
was spent on domestic R&D. Of
this, around 69% was in the private sector, 28% in universities
and the remaining 3% was divided between the Confederation
and various private, non-profit organisations.
Private sector expenditure abroad
amounted to CHF 15 billion in
2012 and is slightly higher than
the inland expenditure of CHF 13
billion.
www.statistics.admin.ch
Topics Education and science
400
300
200
100
0
0 Average daily circulation
1939
1960
1980
2000 2013
Source: Association Swiss Media/WEMF (considered
are publications of general interests published at
least once a week)
Internet usage
Regular Internet users1
100% by age groups
1419
80%
3039
5059
60%
6069
40%
20%
70+ years
0%
1997 2000
2005
2010 2014
Television usage
in minutes per day and per inhabitant
200
Italian-speaking Switzerland
150
100
50
German-speaking Switzerland
French-speaking Switzerland
0
1995
2000
2005
2010 2013
Radio usage
in minutes per day and per inhabitant
Number of titles
500
German-speaking
Switzerland
French-speaking
Switzerland
Italian-speaking
Switzerland
2010
2012
2013
117
110
109
103
93
89
106
105
104
37
Cultural comsumption
Visiting figures, 2008
Concerts
67
66
Cinemas
63
History, technical and other museums
49
Other performances (e.g. circus)
44
Art museums, galleries
43
Theatres
42
0%
20%
16 times
40%
60%
80%
Politics
6
SP
46
54
30
28
15
12
9
GPS
GLP
BDP
SVP
FDP
5 1
11
SP
11
2
GPS
GLP
13
CVP
BDP (1)
Share of the
votes in %
Seats
Women
15.1
12.3
18.7
26.6
5.4
5.4
8.4
2.7
5.4
30
28
46
54
12
9
15
3
3
7
9
21
6
4
2
6
1
2
Men Percentage of
women
23
19
25
48
8
7
9
2
1
23.3
32.1
45.7
11.1
33.3
22.2
40.0
33.3
66.6
1 2009: merger of the FDP (Free Democratic Party) with the LPS (Liberal Party) under the designation RDP.
The Liberals
39
Politics
Non-compulsory referendums
18481900
18481900
19011950
19011950
19511980
19511980
19812014
19812014
0
20 40 60 80 100 120
Popular initiatives
20 40 60 80 100 120
18481900
19011950
Social policy
19511980
20 40 60
Accepted
11
36
68
19812014
0
Rule of law
Infrastructure
80 100 120 and environment
40
18
16
15
17
Foreign
affairs
Defence
Economy
Finance
Rejected
Election participation
Referendum participation 1
1939
1951
1963
1975
1987
1999
2015p
1 These are average values for elections that took place within two years before and two years after the
respective National Council elections. Until 1931, within one and a half years before and one and a half
years after the elections, in accordance with the three-year cycle that was the norm at that time.
Total1
Confederation
Cantons
Communes
Social
insurances
in CHF billion
Expenditure
2010
20132
2000
2010
Surplus
20132
2000
2010
20132
11.8
3.8
2.8
1.5
3.4
2.1
2.9
1.0
0.6
1.3
2.9
2.4
1.3
0.3
2.1
2010
2011
2012
20133
104.8
38.1
29.2
37.4
0.1
220.4
108.1
63.1
49.1
5.8
208.2
110.0
52.5
45.8
7.4
208.0
110.2
51.3
46.4
6.1
216.1
112.3
50.9
46.6
6.3
218.9
111.8
58.8
47.8
4.8
15 503
30 595
26 456
26 148
26 265
26 898
Total1
Confederation
Cantons
Communes
Social insurances
Per inhabitant, in francs2
in CHF billion
1990
Public debt
350
300
Communes
Cantons
as % of GDP 70%
Confederation
60%
250
50%
200
40%
150
30%
100
20%
50
10%
0%
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2013
41
2010
2011
2012
192.6
192.6
182.2
161.0
3.9
16.4
0.2
0.7
8.4
2.0
0.0
0.0
199.4
199.1
188.0
166.3
4.0
16.7
0.2
0.7
8.6
2.5
0.3
0.0
0.3
199.5
198.8
188.4
167.8
2.7
16.8
0.2
0.9
8.2
2.2
0.7
0.7
0.0
2010
2011
2012
190.6
14.1
14.4
32.8
5.0
11.4
74.9
16.6
6.1
7.5
7.8
197.6
17.0
15.1
33.9
5.1
12.1
75.5
17.9
6.0
7.5
7.5
199.2
16.5
15.1
34.7
5.1
13.7
77.1
16.8
6.1
7.6
6.4
43
20 000
30 000
against property
15 000
20 000
Serious violation of
traffic regulations1
10 000
5 000
10 000
Drunk driving2
0
against life and limb
1984 1990
2000
2013
1 Threat, coercion, trafficking in human beings,
deprivation of liberty and abduction, hostage
taking, unlawful entry
0
1984 1990
2000
2013
Juvenile convictions
16 000
14 000
Convictions (total)
12 000
10 000
8 000
6 000
4 000
2 000
0
1999
76
4
87
19
3 8
82
90
2 7
78
91
20%
7
14
68
17
40%
60%
80%
100%
Pensions and social security benefits
Monetary transfers from other households
Compulsory deductions1
12.4%
9.7%
29.3%
5.7%
6.5%
6.0%
Other insurances,
6.9%
15.6%
fees and transfers
7.9%
Transport
1 Taxes, social insurance contributions, basic health insurance premiums, transfers to other households
2 Less sporadic income
45
40%
Food and
non-alcoholic beverages
30%
20%
10%
0%
1945
Transport
1970
1990
2012
Mobile phone
94%
97%
PC
Dishwasher
92%
Washing machine
85%
Tumble drier
64%
41%
Confidence
interval (95%)
Total population
Women
Men
Swiss/Swiss
Foreigners from countries outside of Europe
Compulsory education
Upper secondary
Higher education
Single persons under age 651
2 adults under age 651
Single-parent family1
with 1 child1
2 adults
with 2 children1
with 3 or more children1
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
46
Material deprivation
The reasons for not owning a durable good are not necessarily financial. In 2013, only 1% of people living in Switzerland went without
a computer for financial reasons; as far as owning a car for private
use is concerned, this percentage was almost 4%. One of the most
common material deprivation is caused by a lack of financial reserves.
20% of the population living in private households did not have the
means to meet unexpected expenses of CHF 2500. This is followed by
deprivation which affects the perceived inconveniences with regard to
the residential environment. 16% of the population say that they are
exposed to noise from neighbours or the street, 15% are confronted
with problems of crime, violence or vandalism and 12% with a too
wet accomodation. In addition, 9% of the population could not afford
a weeks holiday away from home each year.
Monetary poverty and risk of poverty
In 2012, 7.7% of the permanent resident population in private households in Switzerland was affected by income poverty. This corresponds
to approximately 590000 persons. The average poverty threshold,
based on the social subsistence level, was approximately CHF 2200
per month for a single person and CHF 4050 per month for two
adults with two children. According to the relative at-risk-of-poverty
concept, 13.3% (2013) or some 1035000 persons were at risk of
poverty. In 2013, the risk of povertys threshold for a single person
was approximately CHF2560 per month for a single person (60% of
the median of the equivalent available income) and CHF 5380 for two
adults with two children.
Poverty of employed persons
People living in households with high labour participation tend to have
the lowest poverty rates. Successful integration in the labour market
generally offers effective protection from poverty. Nevertheless, in
2012 some 3.5% or approximately 130000 individuals were affected
by poverty despite being in employment.
The phenomenon of working poverty is best understood in relation to
the (longer term) security and insecurity of the employment situation.
If working conditions and methods can be considered as clearly or
tending to be insecure, the risk of poverty is greater.
Risk of poverty rate1 by various socio-demographic characteristics, 2013
017 year olds
1864 year olds
65 years and older
Confidence
interval (95%)
Total population
Women
Men
Swiss/Swiss
Foreigners from countries outside of Europe
Compulsory education
Upper secondary
Higher education
Single persons under age 652
2 adults under age 652
Single-parent family2
with 1 child2
2 adults
with 2 children2
with 3 or more children2
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
47
Confidence
interval (95%)
Total population
Women
Men
Swiss/Swiss
Foreigners from countries outside of Europe
Compulsory education
Upper secondary
Higher education
Single persons under age 652
2 adults under age 652
Single-parent family2
with 1 child2
2 adults
with 2 children2
with 3 or more children2
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
58.6
44.3
37.6
39.3
Employment
29.2
77.9
34.4
64.4
15.4
Representation in politics
Federal Council
National Council
Council of States
Cantonal Executives
Cantonal Parliaments
42.9
29.0
19.6
23.1
25.0
0%
50%
100%
3 Employees
4 Full-time employees, private and
public (Confederation) sectors
Sustainable Development
Noted evolution
Growth
N
o marked change
Decrease
49
Regional Disparities
10%
Total
20%
Men
30%
Women
40%
50%
60%
Lugano
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Subsidised places
1 Data only on the number of children in day care in institutions with subsidised places
51
For the key to the canton abbreviations, see the table on page 4
Cantonal capital
Situation on 1.1.2015
26 cantons
148 districts
2324 municipalities
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