Switzerland
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
2774000
Immigrant Population
31.1%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
513000
Emigrant Population
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Switzerland's Non-EU Immigrants: Their Integration and Swiss Attitudes
Non-EU/EFTA immigrants in Switzerland faced higher unemployment than Swiss nationals and immigrants from the European bloc in 2007.
Challenges of Immigrant Integration: Muslims in Europe
The July 7 London bombings and weeks of rioting in France after two North African teens died in a Paris suburb made Muslim integration an urgent issue in Europe in 2005.
Switzerland Faces Common European Challenges
Switzerland, with 22 percent of its population foreign born in 2000, confronts rising anti-immigrant sentiment while navigating EU labor agreements and tighter asylum rules.
Swiss Court Halts Local Plebiscites on Naturalization
Switzerland's Federal Court ruled in 2003 that local plebiscites on naturalization violate applicants' rights to know rejection reasons and be free from discrimination.