Statistics
Official statistics from the FSO, FOPH, SFOE and ElCom, plus SNB and SBB data, by canton and often by municipality.
Data as of 22 October 2026 · checked nightly for new publications
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Population and migration
Municipality profiles
Population, area, age structure, workplaces and business start-ups of each municipality.
- Scope
- 2,110 municipalities
- Period
- Population balance from 1981, age structure from 2010, workplaces from 2011, enterprises 2013–2023
- Breakdown
- Municipality; district, canton, municipality type
- Publisher
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Sources
Method and citation
- Population on 1 January, i.e. the population on 31 December of the previous year.
- Area from the FSO regional portraits; altitude, official language and coordinates from Wikidata.
- Former municipality numbers since 1960 are mapped to today's municipalities (official register of municipalities).
zbern.ch: Municipality profiles. Data as of 22 October 2026. Sources: Federal Statistical Office (FSO). https://zbern.ch/en/data/statistics#gemeindeportraets
Migration and naturalisation
Naturalisations, arrivals and departures, and place of residence one year earlier, by municipality and year.
- Scope
- three statistics per municipality and year
- Period
- 2011–2025
- Breakdown
- Municipality; nationality (groups), sex, age
- Publisher
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Sources
- Erwerb des Schweizer Bürgerrechts nach Jahr, Kanton (-) / Bezirk (>>) / Gemeinde (......), Staatsangehörigkeit ehemalig (Auswahl) und Geschlecht · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- Wanderung der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung nach Jahr, Kanton (-) / Bezirk (>>) / Gemeinde (......), Staatsangehörigkeit (Auswahl), Geschlecht und Migrationstyp · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Jahr, Kanton (-) / Bezirk (>>) / Gemeinde (......), Wohnort vor 1 Jahr, Staatsangehörigkeit (Auswahl), Bevölkerungstyp, Altersklasse und Geschlecht · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
Method and citation
- Naturalisations and migration on 2025 boundaries; place of residence one year earlier on each year's boundaries.
- Small numbers: about half of the municipal values on place of residence one year earlier concern 1 to 3 persons.
zbern.ch: Migration and naturalisation. Data as of 22 October 2026. Sources: Federal Statistical Office (FSO). https://zbern.ch/en/data/statistics#migration-einbuergerung
Housing and households
Home ownership rate and private households by household type, by canton.
- Scope
- two series per canton
- Period
- Households 2010–2024, home ownership 2019–2024
- Breakdown
- Canton; households also by language region
- Publisher
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Sources
Method and citation
- Sample survey (structural survey): each value with a confidence interval.
zbern.ch: Housing and households. Data as of 22 October 2026. Sources: Federal Statistical Office (FSO). https://zbern.ch/en/data/statistics#wohnen-haushalte
Economy and wages
Gross domestic product
Swiss GDP as a long series and by the production, expenditure and income approaches.
- Scope
- Annual values in millions of Swiss francs and growth
- Period
- 1948–2025; approaches from 1995
- Breakdown
- Switzerland
- Publisher
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Sources
Method and citation
- Back-calculated by the FSO before 1995: the series is not fully comparable over the whole period.
zbern.ch: Gross domestic product. Data as of 22 October 2026. Sources: Federal Statistical Office (FSO). https://zbern.ch/en/data/statistics#bip
Swiss National Bank
Monetary policy and banking statistics of the SNB: policy rate and SARON, policy rates abroad, the SNB balance sheet, sight deposits, foreign exchange interventions and reserves, monetary aggregates, banknotes in circulation, conditional inflation forecasts, bank loans and bank offices by canton, new mortgages.
- Scope
- 13 data cubes of the SNB data portal
- Period
- 1979–2026; inflation forecasts to 2028
- Breakdown
- Switzerland; canton and bank category in the banking statistics
- Publisher
- Swiss National Bank (SNB)
Sources
Method and citation
- Values as published by the SNB, in each series' unit.
- New mortgages: banks with a domestic mortgage lending volume of at least CHF 6 billion are required to report (survey HYPO_B).
- SARON (SIX) and the policy rates of the Fed, the ECB, the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan are third-party data.
- Not included: exchange rates, real-estate prices and statistics the SNB takes over from other bodies.
zbern.ch: Swiss National Bank. Data as of 22 October 2026. Sources: Swiss National Bank (SNB). https://zbern.ch/en/data/statistics#nationalbank
Unemployment
Unemployed persons and unemployment rate as defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
- Scope
- Monthly, quarterly and annual values
- Period
- 1991 to 2026-Q2
- Breakdown
- Major region, sex
- Publisher
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Sources
Method and citation
- ILO definition, not the unemployed registered with the regional employment centres (RAV).
zbern.ch: Unemployment. Data as of 22 October 2026. Sources: Federal Statistical Office (FSO). https://zbern.ch/en/data/statistics#erwerbslosigkeit
Wages
Monthly gross wages by region, industry, occupation and education, plus the wage index and real wages.
- Scope
- Median and percentiles; index series
- Period
- Gross wages 2012–2024 (every two years); real wages from 1942
- Breakdown
- Major region, industry, occupation, education, sex
- Publisher
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Sources
- Monatlicher Bruttolohn nach Jahr, Grossregion, Wirtschaftsabteilung, Berufliche Stellung, Geschlecht und Zentralwert und andere Perzentile · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- Monatlicher Bruttolohn nach Jahr, Grossregion, Ausbildung, Berufliche Stellung, Geschlecht und Zentralwert und andere Perzentile · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- Monatlicher Bruttolohn nach Jahr, Grossregion, Schweizer/innen und Ausländer/innen, Berufliche Stellung, Geschlecht und Zentralwert und andere Perzentile · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- Monatlicher Bruttolohn nach Jahr, Grossregion, Privater und öffentlicher Sektor, Berufliche Stellung, Geschlecht und Zentralwert und andere Perzentile · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- Monatlicher Bruttolohn nach Jahr, Grossregion, Berufsgruppe, Lebensalter, Geschlecht und Zentralwert und andere Perzentile · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- Monatlicher Bruttolohn nach Jahr, Grossregion, Wirtschaftsabteilung, Schweizer/innen und Ausländer/innen, Dienstjahre und Zentralwert und andere Perzentile · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- Schweizerischer Lohnindex (Basis 1993, 2010, 2015, 2020) · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- Entwicklung der Nominallöhne, der Konsumentenpreise und der Reallöhne · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- Quartalschätzungen der Nominallohnentwicklung · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
Method and citation
- Gross wage standardised to full time (4⅓ weeks of 40 hours).
- Medians and percentiles cannot be added up or averaged.
zbern.ch: Wages. Data as of 22 October 2026. Sources: Federal Statistical Office (FSO). https://zbern.ch/en/data/statistics#loehne
Health and premiums
Health insurance
Average premium, cost sharing and benefits per insured person, plus premium reductions.
- Scope
- Indicators by canton and year
- Period
- 1996–2024
- Breakdown
- Canton, age group
- Publisher
- Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)
Sources
Method and citation
- Averages by canton, not the premiums of individual insurers.
zbern.ch: Health insurance. Data as of 22 October 2026. Sources: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). https://zbern.ch/en/data/statistics#krankenversicherung
Social assistance and crime
Social assistance
Recipients and cases of economic social assistance, plus social assistance in the asylum and refugee sector.
- Scope
- Recipients, rates, cases
- Period
- 2005–2024; overall overview from 2016
- Breakdown
- Canton; age, sex, nationality, residence status
- Publisher
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Sources
- WSH: Sozialhilfebeziehende der wirtschaftlichen Sozialhilfe nach Kanton, Geschlecht, Altersklasse, Zivilstand, Staatsangehörigkeit (Kategorie), Absolut / relativ und Jahr · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- WSH: Sozialhilfebeziehende der wirtschaftlichen Sozialhilfe nach Kanton, Staatsangehörigkeit und Jahr · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- WSH: Sozialhilfebeziehende der wirtschaftlichen Sozialhilfe nach Kanton, Aufenthaltsstatus, Altersklasse und Jahr · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- WSH: Sozialhilfebeziehende der wirtschaftlichen Sozialhilfe nach Kanton, Alter und Jahr · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- WSH: Sozialhilfebeziehende der wirtschaftlichen Sozialhilfe ab 15 Jahren nach Kanton, Geschlecht, Altersklasse, Ausbildung, Erwerbssituation, Staatsangehörigkeit (Kategorie) und Jahr · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- WSH: Dossiers der wirtschaftlichen Sozialhilfe nach Kanton, Struktur der Unterstützungseinheit, Geschlecht, Altersklasse, Staatsangehörigkeit (Kategorie) und Jahr · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- WSH: Laufende Dossiers der wirtschaftlichen Sozialhilfe nach Kanton, Struktur der Unterstützungseinheit, Bezugsdauer und Jahr · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- WSH: Abgeschlossene Dossiers der wirtschaftlichen Sozialhilfe nach Kanton, Struktur der Unterstützungseinheit, Bezugsdauer, Beendigungsgrund, Altersklasse und Jahr · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- WSH: Von der wirtschaftlichen Sozialhilfe unterstützte Haushalte nach Kanton, Haushaltstyp, Absolut / relativ und Jahr · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- SH-FlüStat: Sozialhilfebeziehende im Flüchtlingsbereich nach Kanton, Aufenthaltsstatus, Geschlecht, Altersklasse und Jahr · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- SH-FlüStat: Sozialhilfebeziehende im Flüchtlingsbereich von 15 bis 64 Jahren nach Kanton, Erwerbssituation und Jahr · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- SH-AsylStat: Sozialhilfebeziehende im Asylbereich nach Kanton, Aufenthaltsstatus, Geschlecht, Altersklasse und Jahr · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- Status S: Sozialhilfebeziehende mit Status S nach Kanton, Jahr, Geschlecht und Altersklasse · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- Übersicht: Sozialhilfebeziehende der wirtschaftlichen Sozialhilfe und der Sozialhilfe im Asyl- und im Flüchtlingsbereich nach Jahr, Staatsangehörigkeit (Kategorie) und Aufenthaltsstatus · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
Method and citation
- A person is counted in every canton that supported them during the year: the cantons together add up to more than Switzerland.
zbern.ch: Social assistance. Data as of 22 October 2026. Sources: Federal Statistical Office (FSO). https://zbern.ch/en/data/statistics#sozialhilfe
Criminal offences
Criminal offences under the Swiss Criminal Code recorded by the police.
- Scope
- Criminal offences by canton and year
- Period
- 2009–2025
- Breakdown
- Canton; offence, completed or attempted, solved or not
- Publisher
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Sources
Method and citation
- Criminal Code only, excluding the Narcotics Act and the Foreign Nationals Act; counted in the canton where recorded.
zbern.ch: Criminal offences. Data as of 22 October 2026. Sources: Federal Statistical Office (FSO). https://zbern.ch/en/data/statistics#straftaten
Education
Education
Pupils and students by level, special needs education, and the education expenditure of cantons and municipalities.
- Scope
- Pupils, students, expenditure
- Period
- Pupils from school year 1999/00 to 2024/25; expenditure 1990–2023
- Breakdown
- Canton; level of education, sex, nationality
- Publisher
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Sources
- Lernende nach Bildungsstufe, Schulkanton, Geschlecht, Staatsangehörigkeit (Kategorie) und Jahr · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- Lernende der obligatorischen Schule nach Unterrichtsart, Geschlecht, Staatsangehörigkeit (Kategorie), Charakter der Schule, Sonderpädagogische Massnahmen und Jahr · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- Lernende der obligatorischen Schule nach Schulkanton, Unterrichtsart, Sonderpädagogische Massnahmen und Jahr · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- Lernende der obligatorischen Schule nach Unterrichtsart, Geschlecht, Staatsangehörigkeit (Kategorie), Charakter der Schule, Lehrplananpassungen und Jahr · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- Lernende der obligatorischen Schule nach Schulkanton, Unterrichtsart, Lehrplananpassungen und Jahr · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- Studierende an den universitären Hochschulen nach Jahr, Wohnkanton vor Studienbeginn und Hochschule · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- Studierende an den Fachhochschulen und pädagogischen Hochschulen nach Jahr, Wohnkanton vor Studienbeginn und Hochschule · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
- Öffentliche Bildungsausgaben der Kantone und ihrer Gemeinden nach Jahr, Kanton, Bildungsstufe und Ausgabenart · Federal Statistical Office (FSO) free with attribution
Method and citation
- Pupils counted in the canton of the school.
- Education expenditure excluding federal expenditure.
zbern.ch: Education. Data as of 22 October 2026. Sources: Federal Statistical Office (FSO). https://zbern.ch/en/data/statistics#bildung
Energy and transport
Electricity prices
Electricity tariffs by municipality and grid operator, plus indicators on the quality of grid operators.
- Scope
- 537 grid operators in 2027; households and businesses in 15 consumption categories
- Period
- Tariffs 2011–2027; grid operator indicators 2024–2026
- Breakdown
- Municipality, grid operator; medians for cantons and Switzerland
- Publisher
- Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom)
Sources
Method and citation
- Tariffs in centimes per kilowatt hour excluding VAT.
- A year's tariffs are published in the preceding autumn, so the series extends into the next year.
zbern.ch: Electricity prices. Data as of 22 October 2026. Sources: Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom). https://zbern.ch/en/data/statistics#strompreise
Energy balance
The overall energy and electricity balances of Switzerland: production, imports, exports and consumption by energy source.
- Scope
- three balances, annual values
- Period
- Electricity from 1960, total energy from 1980, renewables from 1990; to 2025
- Breakdown
- Switzerland; balance item, energy source
- Publisher
- Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
Sources
Method and citation
- Total energy in terajoules, electricity in gigawatt hours.
zbern.ch: Energy balance. Data as of 22 October 2026. Sources: Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE). https://zbern.ch/en/data/statistics#energiebilanz
Power plants and solar installations
Installations generating electricity in operation: installed capacity, energy source, installation type, commissioning and location.
- Scope
- 341,981 installations
- Period
- Current stock; commissioned 1863–2026
- Breakdown
- Installation, municipality, canton
- Publisher
- Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)
Sources
Method and citation
- Installed capacity, not energy produced.
- Includes installations in the guarantee of origin system (over 30 kVA or registered voluntarily) and subsidised installations.
- zbern determines the municipality from postcode and locality (official directory of localities).
zbern.ch: Power plants and solar installations. Data as of 22 October 2026. Sources: Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE). https://zbern.ch/en/data/statistics#kraftwerke
Rail passengers per station
Passengers boarding and alighting per station and day, as a yearly average, with the station's municipality.
- Scope
- 1,178 stations
- Period
- 2018 and 2022–2025
- Breakdown
- Station, municipality, canton
- Publisher
- SBB (data.sbb.ch)
Sources
Method and citation
- Average per day over all days, Monday to Friday, and weekends and holidays; rounded to the hundred, 49 means fewer than 50.
- Snapshots, not a continuous series: not every station is counted every year. Compare years only over the stations counted in both.
- The stations of the railways counted (SBB, BLS, RhB, MGB, ZB, SOB and others), not every stop. The municipality comes from the SBB stop list (as it is today).
zbern.ch: Rail passengers per station. Data as of 22 October 2026. Sources: SBB (data.sbb.ch). https://zbern.ch/en/data/statistics#bahnhof-frequenzen
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