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Key population development figures for Switzerland and the cantons 2020-2050 according to the reference scenario A(R)-00-2020 1)

	2020	2050
Total resident permanent population, in thousands	8 688.2	10 440.6
Number of persons under 20 years, in thousands	1 733.0	2 015.7
Number of persons aged 20-64, in thousands	5 314.3	5 752.3
Number of persons aged 65 or over, in thousands	1 640.9	2 672.6
Youth dependency ratio	32.6	35.0
Old-age dependency ratio	30.9	46.5
	Canton	Variation
Canton with the highest growth between 2020 and 2050 (in %)	Geneva	+30.4
Canton with the highest decline between 2020 and 2050 (in %)	Tessin	-5.1
	Canton	In %
Canton with the highest percentage of persons aged 65 or over in 2050	Tessin	33.8
Canton with the lowest percentage of persons aged 65 or over in 2050	Geneva	20.4

1) The reference scenario (A-00-2020) describes the growth that seems most plausible in the coming decade.

Youth dependency ratio = the number of 0-19 year olds per 100 people of 20-64 year olds

Old-age dependency ratio = the number of people aged 65 and over per 100 people of 20-64 year olds
Source: FSO - SCENARIO

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