The analysis of housing conditions shows how dwellings are occupied by private households. The analysis takes into account the type of occupant (tenant / owner), the occupant density by room and by dwelling, as well as the average per capita living space. These indicators are examined from various aspects: household characteristics, buildings and dwellings.
Switzerland is a country of tenants. At the end of 2021, there were 2,4 million tenant households and 1,4 owner-occupier households.
1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2021 | IC* | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Occupied dwellings |
2,391,691 | 2,800,953 | 3,027,829 | 3,910,559 | 0.1 |
Rented dwellings |
1,601,196 | 1,861,704 | 1,929,448 | 2,366,257 | 0.4 |
Owner-occupied dwellings |
720,137 | 877,892 | 1,047,447 | 1,420,941 | 0.5 |
Other situation1) |
70,358 | 61,357 | 50,934 | 123,361 | 2.3 |
*Confidence interval 2021: ± (in %)
Sources: FS0 - Federal population census, structural survey
Occupant density per room (average number of occupants per room) and the number of persons in the dwelling (average number of persons per dwelling) are two additional indicators for housing conditions.
Occupant density was 0,59 persons per room in 2022.
|
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Occupants per room |
0.79 |
0.70 |
0.63 |
0.59 |
0.59 |
In 2022, there was an average of 2,2 persons per dwelling. In 1970 this figure was 2,9.
|
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Occupants per dwelling |
2.9 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
The difference between the average living space of single-family houses and that of dwellings in mutli-family houses is smaller in recent constructions than in older ones.
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