Demographic trends in Switzerland and their consequences.
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How Switzerland is responding to a growing elderly prison population
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Many prisons in Switzerland are ill-equipped to cater for elderly inmates. Protection from fellow inmates is also a problem.
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AI may close the productivity gap left by ageing populations, or instead drive mass job losses and reshape global wealth. Which scenario emerges will depend on choices made today.
Without immigration, the Swiss population would age rapidly
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Immigration not only grows Switzerland’s population but slows its ageing – without it, fewer workers and more pensioners would strain pensions and health insurance.
Eight graphs on free movement and the Swiss economy
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Since 2002, EU citizens have been able to freely settle and work in Switzerland. What impact has this had on the country’s economy?
Switzerland expands as Europe contracts and neither is happy
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Demographic change and workforce migration are transforming Europe and Switzerland. Profound disruptions are on the horizon.
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The initiative to cap the Swiss population at 10 million is not just about how much growth a country can absorb – it also raises the question of who gets to count as being fully part.
Why more young Swiss men are opting for a vasectomy
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Children? No thanks! The stories of two Swiss men who opted for a vasectomy in their early twenties illustrate a wider trend.
Seven graphics showing how LGBTIQ+ people are doing in Switzerland
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What is it like to live as a queer person in Switzerland? A study sheds light on discrimination, coming out, and self-harm.
2025 Review: six graphics to help explain Swiss trends
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Migration, climate change and AI: a selection of statistics from 2025 to help explain how these issues affect Swiss residents.
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As living space becomes scarce and prices soar, calls for government intervention grow louder. But which measures truly make a difference? Seven examples from Basel to Singapore.
Assisted death should be discussed in Swiss schools, say young people
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Assisted deaths have risen in Switzerland, but key questions are still avoided, say participants in the parliamentary “Youth Session.” They urge that assisted suicide be covered in schools.
Renters who land a publicly owned flat in Zurich hit the jackpot
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Thousands of residents benefit from Zurich’s low-cost municipal housing. But not all tenants actually meet the city’s eligibility criteria.
How Switzerland became liberal on abortion – without noticing
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From 2027 Swiss health insurers will cover the full cost of abortions. The change passed through parliament almost unnoticed.
Surgery for trans adolescents: the laws in Switzerland
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Swiss politicians are discussing a ban on gender reassignment surgery for under-18s. We explain what rights parents and children have.
How Switzerland deals with potentially problematic first names
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In Germany, a newborn is to be given the name Yahya Sinwar – like the former Hamas leader. Would this be possible in Switzerland?
Migrants in Switzerland speak of gratitude, pride – and setbacks
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High quality of life, good job prospects, but integration issues: foreigners share their experiences of moving to Switzerland.
In Switzerland four out of ten people have a migrant background – who are they?
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Migration is increasingly shaping Swiss society. Almost 2.5 million people do not have Swiss nationality, and even more have foreign origins. Where do they come from, and what are their profiles?
Can Saudi Arabia’s billions unlock the secrets to a longer, healthier life?
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Longevity has been an underfunded area of biotech research but that is changing thanks to an unlikely source: Saudi Arabia.
Consular protection: more and more elderly Swiss are dying abroad
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The number of Swiss nationals travelling and living abroad is increasing resulting in more and more consular protection cases.
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Home loans are cheap in Switzerland. There are good sides and bad sides to this. Here is what you need to know about mortgages in Switzerland.
Flat-hunting in Switzerland’s cheapest and most expensive municipalities
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The town of Le Locle in the Jura and the municipality of Kilchberg on Lake Zurich are 2.5 hours’ drive apart – and thousands of francs per square metre.
How retiring baby boomers could crash Swiss property market
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If baby boomers sell their homes, the property market could collapse. Can younger generations hope for plummeting prices?
Novartis bets on ageing as next frontier in drug development
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Swiss pharma giant Novartis is diving into research on ageing to tap the growing market for drugs that help keep older adults healthy.
‘Without immigration, more than a third of the Swiss population would disappear per generation’
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Switzerland is a country of emigration but also immigration. This is typical of an open, globalised country, says political analyst Michael Hermann.
Swiss true crimes: the child serial killer Werner Ferrari (part 2/2)
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This two-part documentary film looks back at the police investigation into the shocking story of Switzerland’s infamous child serial killer.
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Switzerland wants to snap up as many wealthy globetrotters as possible, but not everyone agrees with the methods being used.
