Europe was the main continent of residence for Swiss citizens abroad in 2020
Neuchâtel, 30.03.2021 - At the end of 2020, more than one in ten Swiss citizens lived abroad. Almost two thirds lived in Europe, notably in France. Their number increased by 0.7% compared with 2019. The increase in the number of persons aged 65 and over was the most marked (+2.8%). Overall, the share of women remained greater than that of men, according to the results of the statistics on the Swiss abroad from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below)
Address for enquiries
Fabienne Rausa, FSO, Demography and Migration section, tel.: +41 58 463 63 50, email: info.dem@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
https://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home.html
