ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Switzerland
Switzerland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 15.53 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Switzerland stood at 15.53 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Switzerland peaked at 16.39 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.81 %, in 2005.
Switzerland ranks 41st of 78 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 — Labour force participation rate by in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.77 % | — |
| 2005 | 10.81 % | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 12.21 % | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 12.52 % | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 13.06 % | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 12.7 % | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 13.88 % | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 14.57 % | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 15.13 % | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 16.14 % | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 16.39 % | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 13.84 % | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 13.8 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 13.68 % | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.63 % | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 13.61 % | +17.0% |
| 2024 | 15.53 % | +14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.29 % | 10.81 % | 13.77 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.04 % | 12.21 % | 16.39 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.65 % | 11.63 % | 15.53 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 38 Malta 16.2 % compare
- 39 Egypt 16.1 % compare
- 40 Canada 15.61 % compare
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 15.04 % compare
- 43 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14.94 % compare
- 44 Palestine, State of 14.48 % compare
More economy & growth data for Switzerland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6894 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6489 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 74,473 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5554 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 63,747 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.26 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Switzerland?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Switzerland was 15.53 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.39 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.81 % in 2005.
- How does Switzerland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Switzerland ranks 41st out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.