Swiss population abroad increases on all continents

The number of Swiss nationals living abroad continued to rise at the end of 2025, albeit at a slower rate than in the previous year. According to the Federal Statistical Office, just under half of the 836,000 Swiss Abroad lived in a neighbouring country. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox With an increase of 1.4%, growth was slightly lower than in the previous year (+1.6%), as reported by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) on Tuesday. The FSO cited an improvement in the reporting of deaths in some countries as one reason for this. Of the Swiss nationals living abroad, 21% were under the age of 18, more than half were between 18 and 64 and 24% were 65 or older. Europe remains the most popular continent The number of Swiss nationals living abroad increased on all continents. Asia recorded the highest growth at 3%, followed by Europe at 1.5%. The increase was 1.1% in North America, 1% in Oceania, 0.6% in Africa and 0.3% in Latin America and the Caribbean. In ...