Road accidents by NUTS 3 region in Switzerland

Switzerland: Road accidents by NUTS 3 region was 17,432 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
17,432 Number
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
13th
of 29 countries
All-time high
23,896 Number
in 2001
All-time low
16,897 Number
in 2020
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Road accidents by NUTS 3 region in Switzerland, 1999–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1999201120241999: 23.4k Number2000: 23.7k Number2001: 23.9k Number2002: 23.6k Number2003: 23.8k Number2004: 22.9k Number2005: 21.7k Number2006: 21.5k Number2007: 21.9k Number2008: 20.7k Number2009: 20.5k Number2010: 19.6k Number2011: 19.0k Number2012: 18.1k Number2013: 17.5k Number2014: 17.8k Number2015: 17.7k Number2016: 17.6k Number2017: 17.8k Number2018: 18.0k Number2019: 17.8k Number2020: 16.9k Number2021: 17.4k Number2022: 18.4k Number2023: 18.3k Number2024: 17.4k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 17,432 Number for road accidents by nuts 3 region in 2024.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, road accidents by nuts 3 region in Switzerland peaked at 23,896 Number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16,897 Number, in 2020.

That places Switzerland 13th out of 29 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23,434 Number 23,434 Number 23,434 Number 1
2000s 22,436 Number 20,506 Number 23,896 Number 10
2010s 18,093 Number 17,473 Number 19,609 Number 10
2020s 17,683 Number 16,897 Number 18,396 Number 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 10 Netherlands 25,416 Number compare
  2. 11 Poland 21,519 Number compare
  3. 12 Czechia 21,048 Number compare
  4. 14 Hungary 14,687 Number compare
  5. 15 Serbia 13,573 Number compare
  6. 16 Sweden 11,236 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is road accidents by nuts 3 region in Switzerland?
Road accidents by nuts 3 region in Switzerland was 17,432 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest road accidents by nuts 3 region recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 23,896 Number in 2001.
What is the lowest road accidents by nuts 3 region recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 16,897 Number in 2020.
How does Switzerland rank for road accidents by nuts 3 region?
Switzerland ranks 13th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
Is road accidents by nuts 3 region rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Road accidents by NUTS 3 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Road accidents by NUTS 3 region
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,658 places, 27,794 data points, 1999–2024
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