Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Switzerland
Switzerland: Work on weekends by professional status and occupation was 31.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Switzerland, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Switzerland stood at 31.1%.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Switzerland peaked at 34.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2004.
Switzerland ranks 8th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.6% | — |
| 2001 | 24.4% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | +48.1% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 33.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 31.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 31.1% | -3.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 31.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.6%, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 31.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.4%, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +48.1% | 23.3% | 34.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 22.0% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 30.8% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 29.9% | 32.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Switzerland?
- Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Switzerland was 31.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest work on weekends by professional status and occupation recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest work on weekends by professional status and occupation recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2004.
- How does Switzerland rank for work on weekends by professional status and occupation?
- Switzerland ranks 8th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is work on weekends by professional status and occupation rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 Work on weekends by professional status and occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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