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Last update: 2025-08-13
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$ 9 424.11 (2022)
Inflation rate
1.1% (2024)
Unemployment rate
4.1% (2024)
Below the poverty line
15.8% (2021)
Gini coefficient
33.7 (2020)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
22.8%
Smoking men
20.1%
Smoking women
25.5%
Current as of
2025
Area (sq. km)
Total area
41 277
Land area
39 997
Water area
1 280
Popular payment systems
- ApplePay
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- Visa
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
44.51%
iOS
54.63%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+41
Internet domain
.ch
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
34
Internet user penetration
97%
Fixed internet penetration
49%
Current as of
2023
General information
Сontinent
Europe
Time zone
UTC+1
Tier
Tier-1
ISO code
SZ
Capital
Bern
Official language
German
Average consumer spendings
Food products
9%
Alcohol and tobacco
3.5%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
9.41
Beer
3.17
Wine
4.35
Spirits
1.76
Other alcohol
0.12
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
8 860 574 (2024)
Male population
4 403 105
Female population
4 457 469
Population growth rate
0.75% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
10.1 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
8.5 (2024)
Urbanization
74.2% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
AAA (2000)
Moody's
Aaa (1982)
Standard & Poors
AAA (1988)
Age structure
0-14 years
15.1%
15-64 years
64.6%
65+ years
20.3%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
29.4%
Not specified
2.6%
Current as of
2020
Last update: 2025-08-13