Federal Statistical Office

Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS) 2020 in brief

Over the last twenty years, the share of economically active persons in the population aged 15 and over has remained stable despite sharp demographic ageing (67.9% of economically active persons in 2020 and 67.4% in 2000).

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Tourist accommodation, first half of 2021

The hotel sector registered 11.4 million overnight stays in Switzerland in the first half of 2021, representing an increase of 14.3% (+1.4 million) compared with the same period of 2020. With a total of 9.2 million units, domestic demand rose by 55.3% (+3.3 million).

Pocket statistics: mobility and transport 2021

The pocket statistics “Mobility and transport 2021” contains the main
facts and figures about transport in Switzerland.

Material flow accounts in 2020

Initial estimates of the materials consumed by industry and households in Switzerland in 2020 are 90 million tonnes or 10.5 tonnes per person. This was 4% less than in 2019. The greatest decrease is observed in fossil fuels (–13%).

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Producer and Import Price Index: Current weighting

Which economic branches carry the most weight in the calculation of the Producer and Import Price Index? Find out with the interactive graph of the week on this topic.

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Road to Bern

To ensure that the UNWDF is a sustainable international conference respecting the principles of sustainability, the Swiss Confederation has drawn up a sustainability concept.

Central economic statistics of the FSO on opendata.swiss

In a joint project of the FSO and the KOF, central economic data were identified which will gradually be published as OGD and made available on the federal opendata.swiss platform.

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Experimental statistics

Experimental statistics are produced using new methods and/or new data sources.

Women in Switzerland today

The 2021 edition of Demos takes stock of developments in education, academic careers and politics.

Statistical Yearbook and Statistical Data on Switzerland 2021

Both publications provide a clear summary of relevant facts about our society, economy, environment and other topics.

Police crime statistics 2020

In 2020, the police recorded 24 398 offences having a digital component. A majority involved «cyber fraud».

Monitoring of the legislature plan

The purpose of the legislature indicators is to observe the objectives defined by the Federal Council and Parliament in the 2019–2023 Legislature Plan.

SwissCovid App Monitoring

Discover the latest figures from the FSO on the SwissCovid app!

Multi-Annual Programme

The Confederation’s statistical multi-annual programme sets out the Federal Council’s guidelines for official statistics for the legislative period up to 2023 and provides an overview of the strategic goals, priorities and activities for all government offices.

Data science

The FSO is joining forces with the Swiss Data Science Center to encourage the use of data science and artificial intelligence within the administration.

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