At the end of 2023, 813 400 Swiss nationals were living abroad. This number has increased since 2022. Almost two-thirds of the Swiss abroad live in Europe and more than a quarter in France, but many also live on other continents.
In 2023, the number of offences recorded by the police was 14.0% higher, with a total of 522 558 offences under the Swiss Criminal Code (SCC). This increase was mainly due to property offences (+17.6%), which rose for the second year in a row.
In 2022, the public administrations paid CHF 8.6 billion in means-tested social benefits for poverty reduction, a decline of CHF 207 million (–2.4%) compared with 2021.
In 2022, 74% of the population resided in one of the country's 52 agglomerations. This figure has remained relatively constant since the early 2010s, although three new agglomerations have been identified.
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With two consecutive increases in the mortgage reference rate in 2023 (June and December), there is growing interest in housing rents. On this page you can find all the latest information on this topic.
The structural survey of the population census is currently underway. The questionnaire can be answered online or in paper form. A free hotline is available for enquiries.
The European statistics authority Eurostat has published a peer review report on its country examination of Switzerland in the area of public statistics. The experts conclude that the European Code of Practice for Official Statistics is well-implemented in Switzerland and that the Swiss statistics system achieves a high level of quality overall.
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The Federal Statistical Office's (FSO) longest standing publication, the Statistical Yearbook, appears with a completely new look. The FSO presents a modern portrait of Switzerland in just over 400 pages.