Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Switzerland
Switzerland: Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage was 9,005 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Switzerland, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Switzerland is 9,005 Persons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Switzerland peaked at 9,005 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,968 Persons, in 1960.
Switzerland ranks 25th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,968 Persons | — |
| 1961 | 4,079 Persons | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 4,250 Persons | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 4,458 Persons | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 4,651 Persons | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 4,873 Persons | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 5,037 Persons | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 5,214 Persons | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 5,335 Persons | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 5,467 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 5,578 Persons | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 5,709 Persons | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 5,825 Persons | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 5,990 Persons | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 6,072 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 6,020 Persons | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 5,978 Persons | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 5,988 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 6,035 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 6,097 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 6,162 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 6,236 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 6,299 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 6,333 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 6,362 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 6,403 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 6,461 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 6,533 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 6,624 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 6,676 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 6,762 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 6,839 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 6,908 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 6,954 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 7,002 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 7,046 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 7,233 Persons | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 7,236 Persons | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7,247 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 7,271 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 7,265 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 7,301 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 7,345 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 7,373 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 7,384 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 7,436 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 7,478 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 7,538 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 7,616 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 7,709 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 7,780 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 7,863 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 7,953 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 8,046 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8,147 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 8,245 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 8,334 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 8,397 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 8,459 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 8,526 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 8,590 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 8,654 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 8,785 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 8,909 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 9,005 Persons | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,733 Persons | 3,968 Persons | 5,467 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,929 Persons | 5,578 Persons | 6,097 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,409 Persons | 6,162 Persons | 6,676 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,050 Persons | 6,762 Persons | 7,271 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,444 Persons | 7,265 Persons | 7,709 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,175 Persons | 7,780 Persons | 8,526 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,789 Persons | 8,590 Persons | 9,005 Persons | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,104 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 46 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5208 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0725 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4988 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0764 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Switzerland?
- Healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Switzerland was 9,005 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 9,005 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,968 Persons in 1960.
- How does Switzerland rank for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage?
- Switzerland ranks 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of a population covered for a core set of health services offers an initial measure of access to care and financial protection. Most OECD countries have achieved universal or near-universal coverage for a core set of health services, which usually include consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, and hospital care. This dataset presents the latest data for government (compulsory) health insurance, and for the various types of voluntary health insurance coverage. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.