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Swiss Statistics

Switzerland – Key DataComparator

     
  Year Year Switzerland
Population        
Number of inhabitants, in 1 000s     2008 7593
Inhabitants per km² of the total area     2008 184
Resident population 0-19 as percentage of the total population     2008 21.5
Resident population 65+ as percentage of the total population     2008 16.4
Live births per 1 000 inhabitants     2008 10.1
Births outside marriage in %     2007 16.2
Marriages per 1000 inhabitants     2008 5.4
Divorces per 1000 inhabitants     2008 2.6
Net international migration rate as percentage of the population     2008 1.3
Residential foreigners as percentage of the total population     2008 21.1
Average number of persons per private households     2001 2.2
Education and Science        
Public expenditure on education, in % of GDP     2006 5.5
Proportion of people aged 25-64 with a high level of education, in %     2007 31.3
Expenditure on research and development, in % of GDP     2007 2.9
Health and Social Security        
Male life expectancy at birth, in years     2007 79.5
Female life expectancy at birth, in years     2007 84.4
Infant mortality per 1000 birth     2007 3.9
Number of doctors per 100 000 inhabitants     2007 379
Number of hospital beds per 100 000 inhabitants     2007 539
Cost of the healthcare system, in % of GDP     2007 10.8
Expenditure on social security, in % of GDP     2007 29.5
         
Environment, Energy & Transport        
Total area, in km²     2008 41285
Agricultural area, as % of the total area     2000 36.9
Forest area, as % of the total area     2000 30.8
Greenhouse gas emissions in CO2 equivalents, in t per inhabitant     2006 6.8
Gross energy consumption per inhabitant     2007 3.58
Proportion of crude oil and petroleum products in gross energy consumption, in %     2007 42.5
Proportion of nuclear energy in gross energy consumption, in %     2007 26.8
Number of passenger cars per 1000 inhabitants     2007 525
Private transport performance of private passenger cars, in person-kilometres (pkm)     2007 10985.7
Road accidents, fatalities per 10'000 residents     2007 0.5
Employment        
Employed people: Percentage in primary sector     2006 3.8
Employed people: Percentage in secondary sector     2006 22.9
Employed people: Percentage in tertiary sector     2006 72.9
Employment rate for women aged 1564     2008 73.5
Employment rate for men aged 1564     2008 85.4
Unemployment rate (15 years and above)     2008 3.4
Women's unemployment rate (15 years and above)     2008 4.0
Men's unemployment rate (15 years and above)     2008 2.8
Normal working week in businesses, in hours     2008 41.6
Economy, public finance        
         
Gross domestic product (GDP) per inhabitant, in PPS     2009 33900.0
Average annual real growth in the gross domestic product (GDP), in %     1985-2008 1.53
Inflation rate - Average Annual Inflation, in %     2009 -0.7
Public surplus/deficit, in % of the GDP     2008 2.3
Public gross debt, in % of the GDP     2008 40.9
Last updated: 23.10.2009
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