Labor force, female, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2679 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Switzerland, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.2679 units per person for labor force, female, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.2721 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.221 units per person, in 1990.
That places Switzerland 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.221 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2216 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2229 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2252 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2212 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2214 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2421 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2425 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2473 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2479 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2459 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2518 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2549 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2559 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2549 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2563 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2586 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2599 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.266 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2675 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2604 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2629 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2642 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2654 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2686 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.27 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2721 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2707 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2717 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2718 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2697 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2695 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2664 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2684 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2692 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2679 units per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2313 units per person | 0.221 units per person | 0.2479 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2572 units per person | 0.2459 units per person | 0.2675 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2678 units per person | 0.2604 units per person | 0.2721 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2685 units per person | 0.2664 units per person | 0.2697 units per person | 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 labor force, female, per capita in Switzerland?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Switzerland was 0.2679 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2721 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.221 units per person in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
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- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.