Care employees in Switzerland
Switzerland: Care employees was 1,126 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Care employees in Switzerland, 1996–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1,126 for care employees in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, care employees in Switzerland peaked at 1,126 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 639.7, in 1996.
Switzerland ranks 19th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Care employees in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 639.7 | — |
| 1997 | 650.58 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 660.56 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 699.92 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 733.7 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 758.45 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 754.8 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 763.36 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 794.81 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 810.38 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 834.88 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 852.34 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 918.32 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 965.21 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 855.38 | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 872.49 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 896.03 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 917.37 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 950.46 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 989.51 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1,016 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1,040 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1,044 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,076 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 1,080 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,072 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1,070 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,086 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1,107 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 1,126 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 662.69 | 639.7 | 699.92 | 4 |
| 2000s | 818.63 | 733.7 | 965.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 965.67 | 855.38 | 1,076 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,090 | 1,070 | 1,126 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More gender data for Switzerland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,307 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7842 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 42,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 41,297 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 43,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 42,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 44,770 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is care employees in Switzerland?
- Care employees in Switzerland was 1,126 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest care employees recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,126 in 2025.
- What is the lowest care employees recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 639.7 in 1996.
- How does Switzerland rank for care employees?
- Switzerland ranks 19th out of 60 countries with data for 2025.
- Is care employees rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Care employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.