In 2019, 5993 couples wishing to have children were treated using medically assisted reproduction with in vitro methods. These treatments resulted in 2080 births. The percentage of multiple births following in vitro treatments was 16% in 2016; in 2019 this had fallen to 6%.
While the number of agricultural holdings (49 363 in 2020) continued to decline (−1.3% compared with 2019), more and more holdings became organic (+3.8%). The utilised agricultural area remained almost unchanged.
Hotels in Switzerland recorded a total of 1.9 million overnight stays in March 2021 (+47.1% / +599 000 overnight stays compared with the same month of the previous year). Foreign visitors accounted for 412 000 overnight stays (–25.9% / –144 000).
Households with children under the age of 25 account for just under a third of private households in Switzerland. The majority of children live together with both parents. 13% live in lone-parent households and 6% in patchwork families.
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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The Confederation and the Swiss National Youth Council (SAJV/CSAJ) are launching a competition on the Sustainable Development Goals called "Sustainability in Figures" aimed at young people aged 14−18.
Do you wish to publish new, open government data in a machine-readable format? Our new manual tells you how to prepare, publish, maintain and use open government data. The manual is currently only available in French and German.
The structural survey of the population census is currently underway. The questionnaire can be answered online or in paper form. A free hotline is available for enquiries.
The purpose of the legislature indicators is to observe the objectives defined by the Federal Council and Parliament in the 2019–2023 Legislature Plan.
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.
The FSO is joining forces with the Swiss Data Science Center to encourage the use of data science and artificial intelligence within the administration.
