On 22.09.2021, the UID register contained 1 995 299 UID entities of which 1 158 731 were active and 836 568 were inactive (deleted).
Active entities in the UID register
Type of enterprise |
With CR registration | Without CR registration | Total (Aktiv) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal persons and associations of persons (without associations) | 508 236 | 0 | 508 236 |
| Associations | 10 450 | 46 440 | 56 890 |
| Economic activity registers |
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Medical professions |
670 | 22 520 | 23 190 |
Lawyers and solicitors |
197 | 12 695 | 12 892 |
Agricultural sector |
2 740 | 92 877 | 95 617 |
| Simple partnerships | 0 | 15 380 | 15 380 |
| Sole enterprises | 161 772 | 246 173 | 407 945 |
| Public sector | |||
Pure administrative entities |
0 | 15 380 | 15 380 |
Corporation under public law |
0 | 580 | 580 |
| Other types of enterprise | 2 791 | 20 498 |
23 289 |
| Total | 686 856 | 471 875 |
1 158 731 |
Additional information on the types of enterprises
Legal persons and associations of persons
Association
Economic activity registers
Simple partnership
Sole enterprises
Public sector
Other types of enterprise
| General partnership |
| Limited partnership |
| Partnership limited by shares |
| Company limited by shares |
| Limited liability company |
| Cooperative company |
| Subsidiary of a foreign company |
| Specific legal forms |
| Limited partnership for collective investment |
| Investment company with variable capital |
| Investment company with fixed capital |
| Non-commercial power of attorney |
| Ownership in undivided shares |
| Subsidiary of a Swiss company |
| Foundation |
Please note:
Associations (with and without entry in the commercial register) are listed separately in the table above.
| Associations that are registered with at least one of the following administrative units: |
|---|
commercial register |
VAT |
AHV/AVS compensation fund |
cantonal tax register |
Units of the medical professions register: Sole enterprises of persons registered in the medical professions register. |
Units of the lawyers' or solicitors' register: Sole enterprises of persons registered in a cantonal lawyers' or solicitors' register. |
Units of the cantonal agricultural register: Sole enterprise or simple partnership registered in a cantonal agricultural register. |
Without entry in an economic activity register.
Without entry in an economic activity register.
| Pure administrative entities: |
|---|
Federal administration |
Cantonal administration |
District administration |
Local administration |
Public corporation |
| Corporation under public law: |
Federal public company |
Cantonal public company |
District public company |
Local public company |
Corpororate public company |
| Customs |
| Foreign branch not registered in the commercial register |
| Foreign company |
| Cooperative without entry in commercial register |
| Trust |
| Fund |
Contact
Federal Statistical Office Enterprise Identification Number (UID)Espace de l'Europe 10
CH-2010 Neuchâtel
Switzerland
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