Long-term residents by age, sex and citizenship on 31 December of in Switzerland

Switzerland: Long-term residents by age, sex and citizenship on 31 December of was 453,723 Person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
453,723 Person
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
5th
of 38 countries
All-time high
453,723 Person
in 2025
All-time low
401,438 Person
in 2013
Years of data
10
2012–2025

Long-term residents by age, sex and citizenship on 31 December of in Switzerland, 2012–2025

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k2012201820252012: 420.8k Person2013: 401.4k Person2014: 407.6k Person2015: 411.1k Person2016: 414.3k Person2021: 439.2k Person2022: 438.4k Person2023: 441.6k Person2024: 447.3k Person2025: 453.7k Person

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for long-term residents by age, sex and citizenship on 31 december of in Switzerland is 453,723 Person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, long-term residents by age, sex and citizenship on 31 december of in Switzerland peaked at 453,723 Person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 401,438 Person, in 2013.

Switzerland ranks 5th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Long-term residents by age, sex and citizenship on 31 December of in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Long-term residents by age, sex and citizenship on 31 December of each year in Switzerland, 2012 to 2025.
Year Person Change
2012 420,809 Person —
2013 401,438 Person -4.6%
2014 407,623 Person +1.5%
2015 411,076 Person +0.8%
2016 414,273 Person +0.8%
2021 439,235 Person +6.0%
2022 438,399 Person -0.2%
2023 441,642 Person +0.7%
2024 447,349 Person +1.3%
2025 453,723 Person +1.4%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 453,723 Person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 123,892 Person, 3.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 453,723 Person is above the median for high income countries, which is 123,892 Person, 3.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 411,044 Person 401,438 Person 420,809 Person 5
2020s 444,070 Person 438,399 Person 453,723 Person 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 2 France 2.63 million Person compare
  2. 3 Germany 2.51 million Person compare
  3. 4 Italy 1.86 million Person compare
  4. 6 Austria 337,277 Person compare
  5. 7 Belgium 318,195 Person compare
  6. 8 Czechia 263,005 Person compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

More reference data data for Switzerland

All data for Switzerland →

Frequently asked questions

What is long-term residents by age, sex and citizenship on 31 december of in Switzerland?
Long-term residents by age, sex and citizenship on 31 december of in Switzerland was 453,723 Person in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest long-term residents by age, sex and citizenship on 31 december of recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 453,723 Person in 2025.
What is the lowest long-term residents by age, sex and citizenship on 31 december of recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 401,438 Person in 2013.
How does Switzerland rank for long-term residents by age, sex and citizenship on 31 december of?
Switzerland ranks 5th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
Is long-term residents by age, sex and citizenship on 31 december of rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 Long-term residents by age, sex and citizenship on 31 December of each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Long-term residents by age, sex and citizenship on 31 December of in Switzerland. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 25 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/long-term-residents-by-age-sex-and-citizenship-on-31-december-of-each-year/switzerland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/long-term-residents-by-age-sex-and-citizenship-on-31-december-of-each-year/switzerland/">Long-term residents by age, sex and citizenship on 31 December of in Switzerland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Long-term residents by age, sex and citizenship on 31 December of each year
Unit
Person
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 530 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed