Gender in Switzerland

267 indicators covering gender for Switzerland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,307 2030 up 0.5% 114th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7842 % change on previous year 2030 down 189.8% 106th
Population 7,823 2030 up 6.6% 98th
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,823 2030 up 6.6% 98th
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4582 % change on previous year 2030 down 35.5% 137th
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,521 2025 down 1.0% 113th
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 42,553 2025 down 1.9% 113th
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,261 2025 up 0.3% 113th
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,323 2025 down 0.3% 113th
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 41,297 2025 up 1.3% 112th
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 43,364 2025 up 0.2% 112th
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 42,622 2025 up 4.9% 112th
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 44,770 2025 up 3.7% 112th
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 43,468 2025 up 6.3% 112th
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 45,913 2025 up 6.7% 112th
Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 43,170 2025 up 5.7% 111th
Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 45,535 2025 up 6.0% 110th
Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 34.07 2027 up 8.3% 136th
Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.93 2025 down 0.6% 10th
Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.94 2025 down 2.0% 9th
Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.877 2025 up 0.8% 24th
Women's Political Participation Index 0.999 2025 up 0.5% 12th
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.93 2025 down 0.6% 10th
Key features of women's political empowerment 0.93 2025 down 0.6% 10th
Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -0.9585 % change on previous year 2025 down 398.1% 107th
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.93 2025 down 0.6% 10th
Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Prevalence of obesity, female 9.0% 2024 up 12.9% 182nd
Prevalence of obesity, male 13.6% 2024 up 8.3% 129th
Life expectancy at age 60, female 27.47 years 2024 up 2.2% 16th
Life expectancy at age 60, male 17.81 years 2024 down 24.4% 122nd
Share of women who are obese 9.0% 2024 up 12.9% 185th
Share of women who are overweight or obese 28.2% 2024 up 8.3% 189th
Share of overweight men vs. women 47.3% 2024 down 3.8% 127th
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 94.6% 2024 up 0.8% 11th
Share of women who are married or in a union 0.4% 2022 down 24.9% 210th
Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 up 0.3% 8th
Population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 15.7% 184th
Population, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year 2024 up 33.8% 68th
Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.8% 151st
Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 254 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 down 1.3% 45th
Women, Business and the Law Index 88.12 index (0–100) 2023 up 2.9% 54th
Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 94th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0001 units per person 2025 down 1.2% 162nd
Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Population, per square kilometre 224.96 units per square kilometre 2023 up 9.9% 42nd
Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 down 1.4% 37th
Labor force, female 2.44 million 2025 up 8.9% 77th
Labor force, female, per capita 0.2679 units per person 2025 down 0.8% 12th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.9998 index 2025 up 0.0% 134th