Country Sheet : Switzerland

Population : 8,815,385 (2023)

Crude natural change rate : 0.9‰ (2022)

Population repartition: 15.1% under 15 years old, 19.2% over 65 years old (2023)

Foreign residents: EU nationals 16% , non EU nationals 9% (2021)

Crude net migration rate: 4.5‰ (2023 est.)

First time asylum applicants: 30,110 (2023)

Life expectancy: men 82.3 years, women 85.9 years (2023)

Religions: Catholics 34.4%, Protestants 22.5%, other Christians 5.7%, Muslims 5.5%, others 1.6%, none 29.5%, unspecified 0.8% (est. 2019)

Ethnic groups: Swiss 69.3%, German 4.2%, Italians 3.2%, French 2.1%, others 16.6% (est. 2019)

Source : Eurostat, CIA World Factbook

Currency: Swiss Franc (CHF) (exchange rate in July 2024 € 1 = 0.97 CHF)

GDP: € 818,182.9 million (2023)

GDP per capita (PPS): € 63,490 million (2023)

GDP growth : 0.7% (2023)

Inflation: 1.5% (May 2024)

Public debt: 39.2% (Q4 2023)

Unemployment: 4.1% (March 2024)

Public deficit: 41.4% (December 2022)

Stock of foreign direct investment from the entire world: 147% of the GDP (2021) Sources: Eurostat, IMF, OECD

Performance sectors: finance, insurance, tourism, mechanics, electronics, clock-making, medical technology, fine chemistry, drugs, machinery, chemicals, watches, textiles, precision instruments

Budget balance: 0.5% (Q4 2023)

Source : Eurostat, FMI, OCDE, Trading Economics

Political Representation Composition of the Federal Assembly (on 1st December 2023): Council of States

• 15 seats The Centre
• 11 seats Liberal Radical Party (PLR)
• 9 seats Socialist Party (PS)
• 6 seats Democratic Union of the Centre (UDC)
• 3 seats Green Party (PES)
• 1 seat Vert'libéraux (PVL)
• 1 seat Geneva Citizens' Movement (MCG)

National Council

• 62 seats Democratic Union of the Centre (UDC)
• 41 seats Socialist Party (PS)
• 29 seats The Centre
• 28 seats Liberal Radical Party (PLR)
• 23 seats The Green Party (PES)
• 10 seats Vert'libéraux (PVL)
• 2 seats Federal Democratic Union of Switzerland (UDF)
• 2 seats Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland (PEV)
• 2 seats Geneva Citizens' Movement

• In the Federal Council: 3/7
• In the Council of States: 16/46
• In the National Council: 77/200

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