ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Switzerland

Switzerland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 426.42 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
426.42 1000 No
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
51st
of 80 countries
All-time high
433.41 1000 No
in 2011
All-time low
378.21 1000 No
in 2005
Years of data
17
2000–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Switzerland, 2000–2024

01002003004002000201220242000: 393.5 1000 No2005: 378.2 1000 No2010: 430 1000 No2011: 433.4 1000 No2012: 416.1 1000 No2013: 420.1 1000 No2014: 418.4 1000 No2015: 420.1 1000 No2016: 414.4 1000 No2017: 416.9 1000 No2018: 429.4 1000 No2019: 420.6 1000 No2020: 422.6 1000 No2021: 416.4 1000 No2022: 420.7 1000 No2023: 432.3 1000 No2024: 426.4 1000 No

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

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 426.42 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Switzerland peaked at 433.41 1000 No in 2011 and was at its lowest, 378.21 1000 No, in 2005.

That places Switzerland 51st out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, total (15+), rural in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value in Switzerland, 2000 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2000 393.46 1000 No
2005 378.21 1000 No -3.9%
2010 430.04 1000 No +13.7%
2011 433.41 1000 No +0.8%
2012 416.11 1000 No -4.0%
2013 420.06 1000 No +0.9%
2014 418.36 1000 No -0.4%
2015 420.11 1000 No +0.4%
2016 414.36 1000 No -1.4%
2017 416.94 1000 No +0.6%
2018 429.44 1000 No +3.0%
2019 420.6 1000 No -2.1%
2020 422.64 1000 No +0.5%
2021 416.45 1000 No -1.5%
2022 420.7 1000 No +1.0%
2023 432.27 1000 No +2.8%
2024 426.42 1000 No -1.4%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 426.42 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 426.42 1000 No, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 426.42 1000 No is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 519.38 1000 No, 82% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 385.83 1000 No 378.21 1000 No 393.46 1000 No 2
2010s 421.94 1000 No 414.36 1000 No 433.41 1000 No 10
2020s 423.7 1000 No 416.45 1000 No 432.27 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 48 Kyrgyzstan 488.49 1000 No compare
  2. 49 Georgia 487.47 1000 No compare
  3. 50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 484.52 1000 No compare
  4. 52 Bulgaria 413.32 1000 No compare
  5. 53 Panama 412.3 1000 No compare
  6. 54 Costa Rica 400.93 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Switzerland?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Switzerland was 426.42 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, total (15+), rural recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 433.41 1000 No in 2011.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 378.21 1000 No in 2005.
How does Switzerland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Switzerland ranks 51st out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), 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, 1,579 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.