Concept
Discrimination refers to acts or practices that unjustifiably disadvantage, humiliate, threaten or endanger the integrity of persons on grounds for example of their physical appearance, ethnicity, religious affiliation or gender. The indicator on the experience of discrimination captures the prevalence of the phenomenon in Switzerland from the perspective of the victims.
Interpretation
The value of the indicator measuring the experience of discrimination is 28% in 2020. About 3 out of 10 persons in Switzerland said that they had been subjected to discrimination over the past five years.
Evolution
Over the 2016-2020 period, the proportion of the population saying they experienced discrimination statistically and significantly increased:
Comparison
Regardless of the year, the proportion of the population saying they experienced discrimination is higher than the proportion of the population saying they experienced physical or mental violence.
Proportion of the population that said they had been a victim of discrimination or violence during the past five years. See codebook questions discri_01, discri_02, viol_01, viol_02.
The figures presented do not tally with the cases of discrimination reported in counselling or reporting centres (explicit incidents, without conviction) or judicial sentences (explicit incidents, sentenced in court).
More figures on this topic
The figures below indicate how many people feel discriminated against and which groups are most likely to experience negative treatment. Everyday situations in which discriminatory actions or words are experienced are also examined.
What are the discrimination grounds most mentioned by victims?
Proportion of the population that says they have been a victim of discrimination during the past five years, by grounds of discrimination. A person could name several grounds. See codebook questions discri_03_gr_.
Permanent resident population aged 15 to 88 that say they have been a victim of discrimination in Switzerland in the past five years.
What are the situations in which discrimination occurred most mentioned by victims?
In situations involving institutions:
Proportion of the population that says they have been a victim of discrimination during the past five years, by situation. A person could name several situations. See codebook questions discri_04_sit_.
Permanent resident population aged 15 to 88 that say they have been a victim of discrimination in Switzerland in the past five years.
As part of the system of integration indicators, an indicator measuring racial discrimination and also calculated with VeS data is available. It focuses on the ethno-racial grounds of discrimination. To the indicator
In Switzerland, racism and racial discrimination are monitored by various bodies. The Service for combating racism provides an overview of existing quantitative and qualitative data sources. To the information on data sources
