Duration of working life in Switzerland
Switzerland: Duration of working life was 42.8 Year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
42.8 Year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 35 countries
All-time high
42.8 Year
in 2023
All-time low
39.8 Year
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Duration of working life in Switzerland, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of working life in Switzerland stood at 42.8 Year. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of working life in Switzerland peaked at 42.8 Year in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.8 Year, in 2000.
That places Switzerland 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.46 Year | 39.8 Year | 41.4 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.91 Year | 40.8 Year | 42.7 Year | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6 Year | 42.3 Year | 42.8 Year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 72.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 489.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 340.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1438 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 140.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 362.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 31.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 172.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of working life in Switzerland?
- Duration of working life in Switzerland was 42.8 Year in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest duration of working life recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8 Year in 2023.
- What is the lowest duration of working life recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8 Year in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for duration of working life?
- Switzerland ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of working life 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 Eurostat, published as part of Duration of working life. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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