Persons per household fell 0.544% to 2.19 persons in Switzerland in 2017, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, persons per household in Switzerland reached an all time high of 3.56 persons in 1950 and an all time low of 2.19 persons in 2017. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, persons per household in Austria amounted to 2.25 persons, 2.21 persons in France, 1.99 persons in Germany and 2.36 persons in Italy in 2017.
Switzerland has been ranked 105th within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of persons per household, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
Persons Per Household | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Austria | persons | 2.28 | 2.27 | 2.26 | 2.25 | 2.24 | ||||||||||||||||
Belgium | persons | 2.35 | 2.34 | 2.34 | 2.33 | 2.32 | ||||||||||||||||
France | persons | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.21 | 2.21 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | persons | 2.02 | 2.01 | 2.00 | 1.99 | 1.98 | ||||||||||||||||
Hungary | persons | 2.39 | 2.36 | 2.34 | 2.32 | 2.30 | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | persons | 2.43 | 2.40 | 2.38 | 2.36 | 2.34 | ||||||||||||||||
Poland | persons | 2.78 | 2.77 | 2.76 | 2.75 | 2.73 | ||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | persons | 2.45 | 2.43 | 2.40 | 2.38 | 2.35 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | persons | 2.63 | 2.61 | 2.59 | 2.57 | 2.54 | ||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | persons | 2.22 | 2.21 | 2.20 | 2.19 | 2.17 |