ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Switzerland

Switzerland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas was 27.59 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
27.59 1000 No
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
45th
of 80 countries
All-time high
27.59 1000 No
in 2024
All-time low
12.92 1000 No
in 2005
Years of data
17
2000–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Switzerland, 2000–2024

01020302000201220242000: 14.6 1000 No2005: 12.9 1000 No2010: 15.8 1000 No2011: 17.8 1000 No2012: 18.2 1000 No2013: 18.2 1000 No2014: 19.9 1000 No2015: 22.8 1000 No2016: 24.3 1000 No2017: 24.2 1000 No2018: 26.5 1000 No2019: 21.4 1000 No2020: 21.9 1000 No2021: 19.9 1000 No2022: 20.2 1000 No2023: 24.5 1000 No2024: 27.6 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Switzerland stood at 27.59 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Switzerland peaked at 27.59 1000 No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.92 1000 No, in 2005.

Switzerland ranks 45th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value in Switzerland, 2000 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2000 14.62 1000 No
2005 12.92 1000 No -11.6%
2010 15.82 1000 No +22.4%
2011 17.82 1000 No +12.6%
2012 18.24 1000 No +2.4%
2013 18.23 1000 No -0.1%
2014 19.87 1000 No +9.0%
2015 22.75 1000 No +14.5%
2016 24.31 1000 No +6.9%
2017 24.22 1000 No -0.4%
2018 26.5 1000 No +9.4%
2019 21.39 1000 No -19.3%
2020 21.86 1000 No +2.2%
2021 19.92 1000 No -8.9%
2022 20.23 1000 No +1.6%
2023 24.48 1000 No +21.0%
2024 27.59 1000 No +12.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.77 1000 No 12.92 1000 No 14.62 1000 No 2
2010s 20.91 1000 No 15.82 1000 No 26.5 1000 No 10
2020s 22.82 1000 No 19.92 1000 No 27.59 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 42 Costa Rica 28.98 1000 No compare
  2. 43 Jamaica 28.43 1000 No compare
  3. 44 Greece 28.11 1000 No compare
  4. 46 Spain 26.56 1000 No compare
  5. 47 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24.27 1000 No compare
  6. 48 Austria 23.59 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Switzerland?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Switzerland was 27.59 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 27.59 1000 No in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 12.92 1000 No in 2005.
How does Switzerland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas?
Switzerland ranks 45th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 1,524 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.