Boom in one-person Swiss households forecast by 2055

In Switzerland, the proportion of single-person households is expected to increase to about 40% in the next 30 years. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox At the same time, according to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the proportion of households with at least three people will fall to 27%. These developments are due to increasing life expectancy and falling birth rates. + Zurich: the world capital of housing shortages Considering the most likely scenario, households with two individuals in 2055 would thus account for exactly one third of the total, figures published today by Neuchâtel officials show. Overall, over the next three decades the total number of households will rise from the current 4.1 million to 4.9 million (with low and high scenarios of 4.3 and 5.4 million). This trend correlates with figures published by the FSO itself in mid-April: according to the most likely scenario, the Confederation will grow from 9 million inhabitants at the end ...