In 2023, the expected working life in Switzerland was 42.7 years. Men were expected to work for around 44.7 years, while women were expected to work approximately 40.6 years. The expected working life has especially increased for women since 2001.
The lifetime working time is the number of years that a person aged 15 at the time of the survey year is expected to be active on the labor market (either employed or unemployed) during their lifetime.
Expected length of time people will work for in Switzerland from 2001 to 2023, by gender
(in years)
According to the source, working life is derived from demographic and labor market data (EU Labor Force Survey (LFS)). The data refer to the resident population and the results therefore refer to people resident in a country regardless of the country in which these people are employed. The resulting difference can be significant in countries with large cross-border commuter flows.
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Eurostat. (April 23, 2024). Expected length of time people will work for in Switzerland from 2001 to 2023, by gender (in years) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481656/working-life-gender-switzerland/
Eurostat. "Expected length of time people will work for in Switzerland from 2001 to 2023, by gender (in years)." Chart. April 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481656/working-life-gender-switzerland/
Eurostat. (2024). Expected length of time people will work for in Switzerland from 2001 to 2023, by gender (in years). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481656/working-life-gender-switzerland/
Eurostat. "Expected Length of Time People Will Work for in Switzerland from 2001 to 2023, by Gender (in Years)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481656/working-life-gender-switzerland/
Eurostat, Expected length of time people will work for in Switzerland from 2001 to 2023, by gender (in years) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481656/working-life-gender-switzerland/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Expected length of time people will work for in Switzerland from 2001 to 2023, by gender (in years) [Graph], Eurostat, April 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481656/working-life-gender-switzerland/
