Age Structure
| age | total(in thousands) | percent | Swiss (in thousands) | foreign (in thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-10 | 838.4 | 11.0% | 633.6 | 202.3 (24%) |
| 11-20 | 879.6 | 11.6% | 712.0 | 172.2 (19%) |
| 21-30 | 926.8 | 12.2% | 674.0 | 272.7 (29%) |
| 31-40 | 1,136.8 | 15.0% | 782.9 | 342.7 (19%) |
| 41-50 | 1,197.4 | 15.8% | 942.1 | 282.4 (29%) |
| 51-60 | 970.1 | 12.8% | 814.9 | 164.1 (17%) |
| 61-70 | 740.8 | 9.8% | 661.5 | 102.4 (14%) |
| 71-80 | 515.0 | 6.8% | 473.2 | 47.9 (9%) |
| 81-90 | 258.2 | 3.4% | 252.6 | 13.5 (5%) |
| 91+ | 45.6 | 0.6% | 44.4 | 1.9 (4%) |
As population growth curbs, the percentage of elderly people increases. In July 2006, the Swiss Federal Office of Statistics published a projection estimating that by 2050, one in three adult Swiss will be of retirement age (as opposed to one in five in 2005). Total population was projected to stagnate in 2036 at around 8.1 million and fall slightly to 8 million in 2050. The predicted age structure for 2050 is:
- 0-20 years: 1,4 million (18%)
- 20-64 years: 4,4 million (55%)
- 65 and over: 2,2 million (27%)
Read more about this topic: Demographics Of Switzerland
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