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Swiss national accounts in 2021

Switzerland's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 4.2% in 2021 at the previous year’s prices. This marked increase follows the decline seen in 2020 (-2.4%) due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pocket statistics environment and environmental, energy and climate indicators 2022

In 2021, around 44 000 hectares of cultivated area benefited from pollination by animals, corresponding to 4% of utilised agricultural area and 15% of arable and perennial crop areas. Particularly in the case of fruit or berries, but also rapeseed and sunflowers, production is stimulated by pollinators.

Cause of death statistics 2020

While there are usually around 70 000 deaths in Switzerland in a normal year, in the 2020 pandemic year there were 76 195 deaths, 12.4% more than in the previous year. This increase was due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Subjective employment insecurity of higher education graduates in 2021

Five years after graduation, 8% of higher education graduates had a strong fear of becoming unemployed in the twelve months following the survey. In 2021, the most frequently mentioned reasons for this fear were related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the unfavourable economic situation.

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The most frequent last names by commune

Which five last names are most common in your commune? Click through the interactive map to find out! It is the first time that a survey has been made of the last names in Switzerland’s permanent resident population.

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30 years of the Federal Statistics Act

2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the creation and adoption of the Federal Statistics Act (FStatA) in Switzerland.

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Open Government Data

The FSO’s Open Government Data unit is responsible for implementing the Swiss OGD strategy in close cooperation with the Department of Home Affairs.

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Project Rosling

The Project Rosling follows on from the Road to Bern project. Its two aims are to expand the data and statistics dialogue and to deepen knowledge.

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.

Demographic portrait of Switzerland

The new publication "Demographic Portrait of Switzerland" provides an overview of the latest data on the size, structure and growth of the population.

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.

Artificial Intelligence

At its meeting on 25.08.2021, the Federal Council decided to develop a “Competence Network for Artificial Intelligence” (CNW AI). The corresponding unit for this will be attached to the FSO.

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