MigrantoMigration trends in Switzerland
Europe
2.4M people from around the world have made Switzerland their home. That's 26.3% of the country population, arriving from 45 different countries
9M
Population
2.4M
Immigrants
512.5K
Emigrants
+1.9M
Inflow
Every 4th person in Switzerland was born abroad
The #29 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Switzerland
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
1.2M immigrants · 396.7K emigrants
2000
- Germany overtook Italy as the largest source of new arrivals
2005
- Roughly 1 in 5 residents was now foreign-born
2015
- Migration accounted for 56% of the country's population growth
2020
- The diaspora abroad passed 500K people
Today
- Migration accounted for 59% of the country's population growth
- Since 1990: 1.2M more foreign-born residents and 115.9K more citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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