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Share of foreign nationals

What share of the permanent resident population does not hold Swiss citizenship.

Share of foreigners in the permanent resident population on 31 December (%)

Headline indicator

Official figure

Latest value (2025) 27.7%

Share of foreigners in the permanent resident population on 31 December (%)

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  • Share of foreigners in the permanent resident population on 31 December (%)

Share of foreigners in the permanent resident population on 31 December (%) rose from 16.3% in 1971 to 27.7% in 2025.

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Data shown in the chart “Share of foreigners in the permanent resident population on 31 December (%)”
YearShare of foreigners in the permanent resident population on 31 December (%)
197116.3%
197216.7%
197316.9%
197417.1%
197516.3%
197615.6%
197715.2%
197814.6%
197914.4%
198014.4%
198114.6%
198214.8%
198314.7%
198414.8%
198514.8%
198615.0%
198715.2%
198815.6%
198916.0%
199016.7%
199117.4%
199218.0%
199318.5%
199419.0%
199519.3%
199619.3%
199719.4%
199819.4%
199919.6%
200019.8%
200119.9%
200220.2%
200320.4%
200420.6%
200520.7%
200620.7%
200721.1%
200821.7%
200922.0%
201022.3%
201122.8%
201223.3%
201323.8%
201424.3%
201524.6%
201625.0%
201725.1%
201825.1%
201925.3%
202025.5%
202125.7%
202226.1%
202327.0%
202427.4%
202527.7%

Three answers

Proposals of the left, the centre and the right, summarised by Votara editors from the parties' own documents and from parliamentary business. They are not Votara's opinion.

Left: SP and Greens · Centre: Die Mitte and GLP · Right: SVP and FDP. This grouping is an editorial choice by Votara. Source for the parties' left–right placement: Selects 2023 election study (FORS, in German)

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Related federal votes

No vote is assigned to this sub-problem itself; these are the votes on Population & environment.

Selection: votes that Swissvotes assigns to this topic's policy area (Swissvotes codebook), and votes linked by Votara editors.

Each line is one vote, from 1848 to 2026: accepted rejected upcoming

Accepted: 16 of 49

Upcoming

  1. Fireworks Initiative Upcoming

The 10 most recent of 49 past votes

  1. Climate Fund Initiative Rejected
  2. Cantonal taxation of second properties Accepted
  3. Initiative for an economy within planetary boundaries («Environmental Responsibility Initiative») Rejected
  4. Termination due to personal need (tenancy law) Rejected
  5. Conditions for subletting Rejected
  6. Biodiversity initiative Rejected
  7. Climate and Innovation Act Accepted
  8. CO2 Act Rejected
  9. Initiative «For a Switzerland without artificial pesticides» Rejected
  10. Initiative «For clean drinking water and healthy food» Rejected

Source: Année politique suisse, University of Bern — Swissvotes – database of federal popular votes (data 1848–2027, source checked on ) Checks failing