How satisfied are persons living in Switzerland with their current life, their financial situation, and their personal relationships? Which population groups are most satisfied? Is subjective well-being smaller or greater in Switzerland than in the rest of Europe?
The indicators of subjective well-being are designed to answer these questions and to expand upon and complement the objective indicators on the population’s living conditions. They are regularly updated (usually once a year) for the following areas:
• Subjective well-being in Switzerland and in Europe
In 2022, 37.9% of the population in Switzerland said they were very satisfied with their current life.
Different aspects, in particular people’s financial situation, personal relationships, state of health and working conditions, are analysed.
Detailed results can be found on the Subjective well-being in Switzerland and in Europe page.
• Subjective assessment of the financial situation
In 2022, only 9.9% of people in Switzerland said they had difficulties or great difficulties in making ends meet, compared with 19.0% in Europe.
Detailed results can be found on the Subjective assessment of the financial situation page.
• Politics
In 2022, the level of trust in the police and in the judicial and political systems was high overall. 69.3% of the population said they had a high level of trust in the police, 61.0% in the judicial system and 54.1% in the political system.
Other aspects are analysed, such as interest in politics, frequency of participation in federal votes, political orientation and opinion on equal opportunities for the Swiss and the foreign population living in Switzerland.
Detailed results can be found on the Politics page (available in French, German and Italian).
• Participation in social and cultural life
In 2022, 96.2% of the Swiss population have someone to ask for moral, material or financial help. Data on participation in associations are also presented.
Detailed results can be found on the Social and cultural participation page (available in French, German and Italian).
• Health
In 2022, 80.2% of the Swiss population said they were in good or very good health, more than in any other European country.
Other aspects of health (health problems with an impact on daily life, psychological well-being, body mass index) were also examined.
Detailed results can be found on the Health page (available in French, German and Italian).
Other indicators measuring the inequality in income distribution, poverty as well as material and social deprivation complete the analysis of individual well-being (see “Related topics” below).