Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Switzerland

Employment-to-population ratio in Switzerland in 2025 — 63.49%. Ranked 46 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 0.15 pp.

2025 63.49% −0.69 pp vs 2024
World rank 46of 182
Period maximum 66.08%2001
Period minimum 61.72%1994

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Switzerland, 1991–2025606264666819911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 63.64%1992: 63.21%1993: 62.73%1994: 61.72%1995: 62.1%1996: 64.94%1997: 64.55%1998: 65.44%1999: 65.67%2000: 65.51%2001: 66.08%2002: 65.77%2003: 65.06%2004: 64.36%2005: 63.99%2006: 64.63%2007: 65.15%2008: 65.91%2009: 65.47%2010: 63.79%2011: 64.55%2012: 64.55%2013: 64.39%2014: 64.71%2015: 64.94%2016: 65.29%2017: 65.25%2018: 65.34%2019: 65.32%2020: 64.71%2021: 64.34%2022: 64.31%2023: 64.73%2024: 64.19%2025: 63.49%
Change over the period: −0.15 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Switzerland

Switzerland 63.49%
World 58.06%
Western Europe computed 56.18%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 63.49 −0.69 pp
2024 64.19 −0.54 pp
2023 64.73 +0.41 pp
2022 64.31 −0.03 pp
2021 64.34 −0.37 pp
2020 64.71 −0.61 pp
2019 65.32 −0.02 pp
2018 65.34 +0.09 pp
2017 65.25 −0.04 pp
2016 65.29 +0.34 pp
2015 64.94 +0.23 pp
2014 64.71 +0.32 pp
2013 64.39 −0.16 pp
2012 64.55 +0 pp
2011 64.55 +0.76 pp
2010 63.79 −1.68 pp
2009 65.47 −0.44 pp
2008 65.91 +0.75 pp
2007 65.15 +0.52 pp
2006 64.63 +0.64 pp
2005 63.99 −0.37 pp
2004 64.36 −0.7 pp
2003 65.06 −0.71 pp
2002 65.77 −0.31 pp
2001 66.08 +0.58 pp
2000 65.51 −0.16 pp
1999 65.67 +0.23 pp
1998 65.44 +0.89 pp
1997 64.55 −0.39 pp
1996 64.94 +2.84 pp
1995 62.1 +0.39 pp
1994 61.72 −1.02 pp
1993 62.73 −0.48 pp
1992 63.21 −0.43 pp
1991 63.64

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.