Population by migration status – One third of the population has a migration background
Neuchâtel, 22.01.2015 - (FSO) - In 2013, 2.4 million of the 6.8 million people aged 15 or more living in Switzerland had a migration background. Four-fifths of them were born abroad; the remaining fifth were born in Switzerland but to parents who were born abroad. Over a third (35%) held a Swiss passport. This younger population is slowing down the ageing of the resident population in Switzerland. These results and others come from the Federal Statistical Office's (FSO) study on the migration status of the permanent resident population.
This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below)
Address for enquiries
Ewa Kristensen, FSO, Section Demography and Migration, +41 58 46 36511, info.dem@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch
