Current data

On 09.03.2021, the UID register contained 1 955 678 UID entities of which 1 148 533 were active and 807 145 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)	500 337	0	500 337
Associations	10 261	45 718	55 979
Economic activity registers
Medical professions	642	22 217	22 859
Lawyers and solicitors	197	12 481	12 678
Agricultural sector	2 582	91 473	94 055
Simple partnerships	0	15 167	15 167
Sole enterprises	160 672	248 511	409 183
Public sector
Pure administrative entities	0	15 394	15 394
Corporation under public law	0	586	586
Other types of enterprise	2 731	19 564	22 295
Total	677 422	471 111	1 148 533

"Other types of enterprise with CR registration" concern enterprises from the Principality of Liechtenstein with entry in the Commercial Register of the Principality.

Additional information on the types of enterprises

Legal persons and associations of persons

General partnership

Limited partnership

Partnership limited by shares

Company limited by shares

Limited liability company

Cooperative company

Foreign subsidiary registered in the commercial register

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

Swiss subsidiary registered in the commercial register

Foundation

Please note:
Associations (with and without entry in the commercial register) are listed separately in the table above.

Association

Associations that are registered with at least one of the following administrative units:

commercial register

VAT

AHV/AVS compensation fund

cantonal tax register

Economic activity registers

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.

Simple partnership

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Without entry in an economic activity register.

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Sole enterprises

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Without entry in an economic activity register.

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Public sector

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

Other types of enterprise

Customs

Foreign branch not registered in the commercial register

Foreign company

Cooperative without entry in commercial register

Trust

Fund