Switzerland Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Switzerland labor force participation rate for 2023 was 64.63%, a 0.39% decline from 2022.
  • Switzerland labor force participation rate for 2022 was 65.02%, a 0.36% decline from 2021.
  • Switzerland labor force participation rate for 2021 was 65.38%, a 0.36% increase from 2020.
  • Switzerland labor force participation rate for 2020 was 65.02%, a 1.46% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
Switzerland Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 64.63% -0.39%
2022 65.02% -0.36%
2021 65.38% 0.36%
2020 65.02% -1.46%
2019 66.48% -1.51%
2018 67.99% -0.68%
2017 68.67% 0.32%
2016 68.35% 0.83%
2015 67.52% -0.38%
2014 67.90% -0.11%
2013 68.01% 0.43%
2012 67.58% -0.98%
2011 68.56% 0.45%
2010 68.11% 0.84%
2009 67.27% 0.14%
2008 67.13% -0.24%
2007 67.37% -1.25%
2006 68.62% 2.96%
2005 65.66% -1.40%
2004 67.06% -2.29%
2003 69.35% 0.09%
2002 69.26% 1.49%
2001 67.77% -0.51%
2000 68.28% -0.32%
1999 68.60% 1.38%
1998 67.22% 0.27%
1997 66.96% 0.53%
1996 66.43% 2.58%
1995 63.85% -1.26%
1994 65.11% -4.24%
1993 69.35% 0.78%
1992 68.57% -0.07%
1991 68.64% -0.07%