ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Switzerland
Switzerland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 65 % 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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Switzerland is 65 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Switzerland peaked at 66.45 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 58.2 %, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 7th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 58.2 % | — |
| 2005 | 60.04 % | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 62.25 % | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 63.09 % | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 64.08 % | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 63.89 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 65.11 % | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 65.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65.75 % | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 65.51 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 66.45 % | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 65.18 % | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 65.58 % | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 65.39 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 63.54 % | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 64.06 % | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 65 % | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.12 % | 58.2 % | 60.04 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 64.64 % | 62.25 % | 66.45 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.71 % | 63.54 % | 65.58 % | 5 |
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- 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 13.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 102,244 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1204 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 13,821 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1001 current LCU 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 65 % 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 66.45 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2 % in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Switzerland ranks 7th out of 79 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 down 0.2%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Female — 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.