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Vacant dwellings rate (Switzerland) in Switzerland

Vacant dwellings rate (Switzerland) in Switzerland was 0.93% in 2026, according to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik). That is down 0.07 pts from 2025.

20260.93%
Change on 2025-0.07 pts
Series high1.851998
Series low0.92009

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Vacant dwellings rate (Switzerland) in Switzerland, 1997 to 2026

0.811.21.41.61.8219972002200720122017202220261997: 1.82 %1998: 1.85 %1999: 1.66 %2000: 1.49 %2001: 1.26 %2002: 1.04 %2003: 0.91 %2004: 0.91 %2005: 0.99 %2006: 1.06 %2007: 1.07 %2008: 0.97 %2009: 0.9 %2010: 0.92 %2011: 0.94 %2012: 0.95 %2013: 0.97 %2014: 1.07 %2015: 1.18 %2016: 1.3 %2017: 1.45 %2018: 1.62 %2019: 1.66 %2020: 1.72 %2021: 1.54 %2022: 1.31 %2023: 1.15 %2024: 1.08 %2025: 1 %2026: 0.93 %0.7511.251.51.75219972007201720261997: 1.82 %1998: 1.85 %1999: 1.66 %2000: 1.49 %2001: 1.26 %2002: 1.04 %2003: 0.91 %2004: 0.91 %2005: 0.99 %2006: 1.06 %2007: 1.07 %2008: 0.97 %2009: 0.9 %2010: 0.92 %2011: 0.94 %2012: 0.95 %2013: 0.97 %2014: 1.07 %2015: 1.18 %2016: 1.3 %2017: 1.45 %2018: 1.62 %2019: 1.66 %2020: 1.72 %2021: 1.54 %2022: 1.31 %2023: 1.15 %2024: 1.08 %2025: 1 %2026: 0.93 %
%. Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Federal Statistical Office, vacant dwellings count (dataflow DF_LWZ_1): vacant dwellings on 1 June as a percentage of the total dwelling stock, Switzerland and cantons. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 30 values
Period%
20260.93
20251
20241.08
20231.15
20221.31
20211.54
20201.72
20191.66
20181.62
20171.45
20161.3
20151.18
20141.07
20130.97
20120.95
20110.94
20100.92
20090.9
20080.97
20071.07
20061.06
20050.99
20040.91
20030.91
20021.04
20011.26
20001.49
19991.66
19981.85
19971.82

Definition

Vacant dwellings on 1 June as a percentage of the total dwelling stock, single-family houses included.

More on how it is measured
  • A dwelling counts as vacant when it is habitable, offered for permanent rent or for sale and not occupied on 1 June; second homes count only if they are habitable all year and offered for permanent rent or sale.
  • Swiss Federal Statistical Office, vacant dwellings count (Leerwohnungszählung).

The year is the year of the 1 June count. The dwelling stock is that of the previous 31 December from the federal register of buildings and dwellings since 2010, and an approximation before. It is not comparable with the US rental and homeowner vacancy rates, which use a survey and other definitions.

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Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO). Federal Statistical Office, vacant dwellings count (dataflow DF_LWZ_1): vacant dwellings on 1 June as a percentage of the total dwelling stock, Switzerland and cantons. https://www.bfs.admin.ch/asset/en/DF_LWZ_1. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Open use, source must be provided (opendata.swiss terms_by). No changes made to source values.

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APA 7

Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik). (2026). Federal Statistical Office, vacant dwellings count (dataflow DF_LWZ_1): vacant dwellings on 1 June as a percentage of the total dwelling stock, Switzerland and cantons (Vacant dwellings rate (Switzerland), Switzerland, 1997 to 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.bfs.admin.ch/asset/en/DF_LWZ_1

MLA 9

Federal Statistical Office, vacant dwellings count (dataflow DF_LWZ_1): vacant dwellings on 1 June as a percentage of the total dwelling stock, Switzerland and cantons, Vacant dwellings rate (Switzerland), Switzerland, 1997 to 2026. Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik), 8 Oct. 2026, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/asset/en/DF_LWZ_1. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/vacant-dwellings-rate/switzerland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik). 2026. Federal Statistical Office, vacant dwellings count (dataflow DF_LWZ_1): vacant dwellings on 1 June as a percentage of the total dwelling stock, Switzerland and cantons. Vacant dwellings rate (Switzerland), Switzerland, 1997 to 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.bfs.admin.ch/asset/en/DF_LWZ_1. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/vacant-dwellings-rate/switzerland.

Harvard

Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik) (2026) Federal Statistical Office, vacant dwellings count (dataflow DF_LWZ_1): vacant dwellings on 1 June as a percentage of the total dwelling stock, Switzerland and cantons, Vacant dwellings rate (Switzerland), Switzerland, 1997 to 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.bfs.admin.ch/asset/en/DF_LWZ_1, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/vacant-dwellings-rate/switzerland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Federal Statistical Office, vacant dwellings count (dataflow DF\_LWZ\_1): vacant dwellings on 1 June as a percentage of the total dwelling stock, Switzerland and cantons: Vacant dwellings rate (Switzerland), Switzerland, 1997 to 2026}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.bfs.admin.ch/asset/en/DF_LWZ_1},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/vacant-dwellings-rate/switzerland. Publisher attribution: Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO). Federal Statistical Office, vacant dwellings count (dataflow DF\_LWZ\_1): vacant dwellings on 1 June as a percentage of the total dwelling stock, Switzerland and cantons. https://www.bfs.admin.ch/asset/en/DF\_LWZ\_1. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Open use, source must be provided (opendata.swiss terms\_by). No changes made to source values.},
}
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What is the vacant dwellings rate (Switzerland) in Switzerland?

Vacant dwellings rate (Switzerland) in Switzerland was 0.93% in 2026, according to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik). That is down 0.07 pts from 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Federal Statistical Office (FSO, Bundesamt für Statistik). Federal Statistical Office, vacant dwellings count (dataflow DF_LWZ_1): vacant dwellings on 1 June as a percentage of the total dwelling stock, Switzerland and cantons. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest vacant dwellings rate (Switzerland) in Switzerland?

1.85% in 1998, the highest value since 1997 in this series.

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