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Net migration

The difference between immigration to Switzerland and emigration from it, per year.

Net migration of the permanent resident population (persons per year)

Headline indicator

Official figure

Latest value (2025) 70,432

Net migration of the permanent resident population (persons per year)

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  • Net migration of the permanent resident population (persons per year)

Net migration of the permanent resident population (persons per year) rose from 2,275 in 1971 to 70,432 in 2025.

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Data shown in the chart “Net migration of the permanent resident population (persons per year)”
YearNet migration of the permanent resident population (persons per year)
19712,275
197219,571
19737,829
19741,656
1975-57,847
1976-54,053
1977-22,881
1978-6,820
19793,885
198017,106
198123,677
198221,097
19835,217
198411,955
198513,837
198622,364
198726,392
198833,477
198933,579
199056,643
199161,440
199240,156
199339,512
199430,883
199514,458
1996-5,807
1997-6,834
19981,177
199916,149
200020,224
200141,843
200248,921
200343,027
200440,462
200536,180
200639,368
200775,459
200898,167
200974,587
201064,939
201168,118
201271,127
201387,106
201476,223
201571,884
201671,030
201745,948
201839,860
201943,352
202053,804
202148,871
202268,760
2023139,118
202482,792
202570,432

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