# Foreign nationals share of population in Switzerland

Foreign nationals share of population in Switzerland was 27.7% in 2025. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik).

- Indicator id: `foreign_population_share`
- Place id: `ch`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Residents with foreign nationality as a percentage of total population. Spain: 1 January, INE annual census. Switzerland: permanent resident population on 31 December, Federal Statistical Office (STATPOP).
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik), Federal Statistical Office, STATPOP, table px-x-0102010000_101: permanent resident population on 31 December: foreign nationals as a percentage of the total, Switzerland and cantons (https://www.bfs.admin.ch/asset/en/px-x-0102010000_101)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: opendata.swiss "Open use. Must provide the source." (terms_by): commercial and non-commercial use allowed; the source (author, title and link to the dataset) must be given
- Citation: Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO). Federal Statistical Office, STATPOP, table px-x-0102010000_101: permanent resident population on 31 December: foreign nationals as a percentage of the total, Switzerland and cantons. https://www.bfs.admin.ch/asset/en/px-x-0102010000_101. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Open use, source must be provided (opendata.swiss terms_by). No changes made to source values.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/foreign-population/switzerland
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=foreign_population_share&place=ch

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 27.7 |
| 2024 | 27.4 |
| 2023 | 27 |
| 2022 | 26 |
| 2021 | 25.7 |
| 2020 | 25.5 |
| 2019 | 25.3 |
| 2018 | 25.1 |
| 2017 | 25.1 |
| 2016 | 25 |
| 2015 | 24.6 |
| 2014 | 24.3 |
| 2013 | 23.8 |
| 2012 | 23.3 |
| 2011 | 22.8 |
| 2010 | 22.4 |