Labour Force (Total) fell 0.328% to 4.96 mil in Switzerland in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Switzerland reached an all time high of 4.98 mil in 2020 and an all time low of 3.80 mil in 1990. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Austria amounted to 4.66 mil, 31.1 mil in France, 44.0 mil in Germany and 25.0 mil in Italy in 2021.
Switzerland has been ranked 84th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | mil | 4.50 | 4.58 | 4.61 | 4.64 | 4.66 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | 4.99 | 5.00 | 5.09 | 5.14 | 5.19 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | mil | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 30.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 42.7 | 43.6 | 43.8 | 43.9 | 44.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | mil | 4.61 | 4.67 | 4.71 | 4.74 | 4.77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 25.7 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 25.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | mil | 1.01 | 0.994 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 23.2 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 23.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | mil | 4.81 | 4.89 | 4.92 | 4.96 | 4.97 |
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