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Switzerland

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Capital
Bern
Currency
Swiss franc
Continent
Europe
Area
41,291 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q39 ↗ · Official languages: French, German, Italian, Romansh
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
9.09M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
1.04T · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
114.77K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
0.15 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
4.87 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
1.29 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
84.41 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
0.96 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
1.3 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
102.51K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
20.43 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
85.73 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
66.75 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
9.04 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
97.32 · 2025
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
147.16 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
-1.18 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Switzerland: 9.09M
Switzerland · Population7.32M7.81M8.29M8.77M9.25M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Switzerland · Population · people
YearSwitzerland
20259,092,436
20249,005,582
20238,888,822
20228,777,088
20218,704,546
20208,638,167
20198,575,280
20188,514,329
20178,451,840
20168,373,338
20158,282,396
20148,188,649
20138,089,346
20127,996,861
20117,912,398
20107,824,909
20097,743,831
20087,647,675
20077,551,117
20067,483,934
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Switzerland: 1.04T
Switzerland · GDP388.85B567.4B745.95B924.5B1.1T2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Switzerland · GDP · current US$
YearSwitzerland
20251,043,529,899,250.92
2024969,919,786,394.88
2023928,435,275,851.71
2022858,479,038,993.75
2021840,710,023,481.35
2020756,096,180,222.08
2019736,384,764,156.88
2018740,766,531,453.99
2017706,660,443,624.49
2016698,607,778,794.57
2015706,199,008,878.66
2014741,168,119,616.63
2013718,748,402,259.58
2012697,882,536,676.9
2011727,231,637,101.78
2010609,999,593,541.9
2009563,659,557,945.04
2008574,703,945,157.42
2007498,993,845,384.87
2006448,364,681,767.43

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Switzerland: 114.77K
Switzerland · GDP per capita54.42K70.88K87.34K103.8K120.25K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Switzerland · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearSwitzerland
2025114,769.01
2024107,702.07
2023104,449.75
202297,809.1
202196,582.87
202087,529.7
201985,872.97
201887,002.34
201783,610.25
201683,432.41
201585,265.06
201490,511.65
201388,851.24
201287,269.56
201191,910.4
201077,956.13
200972,788.2
200875,147.54
200766,082.12
200659,910.29
% · 2006–2025
2025Switzerland: 0.15
Switzerland · Inflation-1.54-0.350.852.043.232006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Switzerland · Inflation · %
YearSwitzerland
20250.15
20241.06
20232.14
20222.84
20210.58
2020-0.73
20190.36
20180.94
20170.53
2016-0.43
2015-1.14
2014-0.01
2013-0.22
2012-0.69
20110.23
20100.69
2009-0.48
20082.43
20070.73
20061.06

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Switzerland: 4.87
Switzerland · Unemployment3.183.684.184.685.182006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Switzerland · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearSwitzerland
20254.87
20244.34
20234.04
20224.12
20215.01
20204.82
20194.39
20184.71
20174.8
20164.92
20154.8
20144.83
20134.75
20124.49
20114.41
20104.81
20094.11
20083.35
20073.64
20064

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Switzerland: —
Switzerland · Fertility rate1.271.341.421.491.572006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Switzerland · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearSwitzerland
2025No data available
20241.29
20231.33
20221.39
20211.52
20201.46
20191.48
20181.52
20171.52
20161.54
20151.54
20141.54
20131.52
20121.52
20111.52
20101.52
20091.5
20081.48
20071.46
20061.44

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Switzerland: —
Switzerland · Life expectancy81.282.0782.9583.8284.72006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Switzerland · Life expectancy · years
YearSwitzerland
2025No data available
202484.41
202384.16
202283.6
202183.75
202083
201983.9
201883.75
201783.55
201683.6
201582.9
201483.2
201382.8
201282.7
201182.7
201082.25
200982.04
200881.99
200781.74
200681.49
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Switzerland

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.