Around 695,000 people changed their place of residence in Switzerland in 2023
Published: Monday, Dec 9th 2024, 10:40
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In Switzerland, 9.3 percent of the population moved in 2023. This was the lowest rate in over ten years, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) on Monday.
While international migration has increased since 2020, relocations within Switzerland have fallen sharply. According to the FSO, around 695,000 people moved within Switzerland in 2023. This compares to 769,000 in 2020.
Almost three quarters of people who moved in 2023 remained in the same canton. 37% moved within the same municipality and 35% moved to another municipality in the same canton. In addition, 16% moved to another canton and 12% moved abroad, according to the FSO.
The highest rate of population relocation was recorded in the cantons of Basel-Stadt (11.9%) and Neuchâtel (10.7%). In contrast, it was lowest in the cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden (6.9%) and Uri (7.3%).
Of the twenty largest Swiss cities, St. Gallen (14.1 percent) and Bern (13.1 percent) recorded the highest relocation rates, while Vernier GE (8.4 percent) and Bellinzona (8.7 percent) had the lowest. With a rate of 10.0 percent, the population of urban municipalities was more inclined to move than that of rural municipalities (7.8 percent).
On average, the distance of a move within Switzerland was 13.5 kilometers. In 40 percent of cases, the move took place within a radius of less than two kilometers, according to the FSO.
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