– Where are Swiss expatriates located around the world?
The Swiss population abroad continues to grow, according to the latest figures from the Federal Statistical Office. Asia is seeing the biggest increase.
Published today at 9:37 a.m.
It is in Asia that the expatriate community grew the most (3.1%), followed by Europe (1.9%).
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Switzerland is a nation of expats. The latest figures from the Federal Statistical Office show that the Swiss community abroad increased by 1.7% in 2023 compared to the previous year. Nearly two thirds lived in Europe.
And more than a quarter resided in France, the Federal Statistical Office (OFS) said on Thursday. As of December 31, 2023, 813,400 Swiss were registered with a representation abroad. In 2022, the population of Swiss abroad had already increased by 1.5%.
It is in Asia that the expatriate community has grown the most (3.1%), followed by Europe (1.9%), Oceania (1.2%), North America (1 %) and Latin America with the Caribbean (0.4%). Only Africa saw a drop of 0.2%.
The OFS only partially attributes this development to migratory movements. The difference between births and deaths as well as naturalizations contributed to this. Three-quarters of Swiss abroad have several nationalities.
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