Summary

Switzerland is a popular residential region. Over the last 3 years, the population has changed to 8’962’258, which is equivalent to a population increase of 3.37%.

Demographic data

The average income here is CHF 80’525. 21.15% of the population have a university degree, 15% have a higher vocational training qualification, 42.97% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 20.77% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling and 0.11% of the population did not specify their higher education qualifications. Consequently, this area has high social standards and an educated population. At present, 1.24% of the population is unemployed.

Taxes

The tax percentage is 12.61%. The actual amount of tax paid differs from person to person and depends on factors such as actual income, marital status and the overall level of deductions. In Switzerland, a retired, married couple (over 65) pays an average of 16.22% tax, a couple with two children 8.18% and a couple with no children 11.7%. The tax rate for a single person with no children is 17.8%.

New builds

New living space has been created in Switzerland over the past 5 years. A total of 242’365 new apartments were built. Of these new apartments, a total of 12’893 apartments have exactly one room to live in. A total of 53’056 new 2-room apartments have additionally been constructed. With 74’138 new 3-room apartments and 64’249 4-room apartments, the region is particularly attractive for families. The number of new apartments amounts to 26’492 5-room apartments and 11’537 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Housing stock

Thanks to the construction of new dwellings, the amount of housing available in Switzerland has changed and there are now a total of 4’794’354 apartments. There are a total of 310’949 1-room apartments available in the region. The number of apartments with 2, 3 and 4 rooms is 721’307, 1’297’989 and 1’311’694 respectively. In total, there are 711’248 5-room apartments and 441’167 large apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Empty apartments

The vacancy rate in Switzerland is 1.09%. Of this number, 1.42% of 1-room apartments, 1.23% of all apartments with 2 rooms, 1.25% of the 3-room apartments, 1.05% of the 4-room apartments and 0.75% of apartments with 5 rooms are currently vacant. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.78%; 0.83% of this value applies to apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Property market (rental only)

The average rental price for flats in the area is CHF 1600. A quarter of rents are cheaper than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1290 (25th percentile). Monthly rents are lower than CHF 1997 (75th percentile), or they are equal to this average price.