Switzerland, year by year

Every index this site holds for Switzerland, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.858 in 1990 to 0.970 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 84.4 years2024at birthUp 3.2 years from 81.2 years in 2005
Internet users: 97%2025of people onlineUp 22 points from 76% in 2006
Urban population: 86%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 12 points from 74% in 2006
Births per woman: 1.292024births per womanDown 0.13 from 1.42 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 28%2021of energy usedUp 10 points from 18% in 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityLevel with 2005
Infant mortality: 32024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 1 from 4 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 3.8 t2024of CO2 per person a yearDown 2.6 t from 6.3 t in 2005
Forest area: 32%2023of land under forestUp 2 points from 31% in 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.858	77.2	—	—	1.58	16.8	100	7	6.7	29.2	—	—
1991	0.860	77.5	1.2	69.2	1.58	17.1	100	6	6.9	29.3	—	—
1992	0.863	77.8	1.8	69.8	1.58	17.0	100	6	6.8	29.4	—	—
1993	0.867	78.1	2.2	70.4	1.51	18.0	100	6	6.5	29.5	—	—
1994	0.870	78.3	2.7	71.0	1.49	18.3	100	6	6.3	29.6	—	—
1995	0.872	78.4	3.5	71.5	1.48	17.6	100	5	6.3	29.7	—	—
1996	0.875	78.9	4.5	72.0	1.50	16.7	100	5	6.4	29.8	—	—
1997	0.880	79.1	15.1	72.5	1.48	17.4	100	5	6.2	29.9	—	—
1998	0.886	79.3	24.8	72.9	1.47	17.1	100	5	6.4	30.1	—	—
1999	0.889	79.6	34.0	73.1	1.48	18.4	100	5	6.4	30.2	—	—
2000	0.892	79.7	47.1	73.3	1.50	18.2	100	5	6.2	30.3	—	—
2001	0.895	80.2	55.1	73.4	1.38	18.7	100	5	6.4	30.4	—	—
2002	0.896	80.4	61.4	73.4	1.39	18.2	100	5	6.1	30.5	—	—
2003	0.901	80.5	65.1	73.5	1.39	18.0	100	5	6.3	30.6	—	—
2004	0.906	81.1	67.8	73.5	1.42	18.1	100	4	6.3	30.7	—	—
2005	0.909	81.2	70.1	73.5	1.42	18.7	100	4	6.3	30.8	—	—
2006	0.918	81.5	75.7	73.5	1.44	18.1	100	4	6.2	30.9	59910	46981
2007	0.926	81.7	77.2	73.5	1.46	19.3	100	4	5.9	30.9	66082	51786
2008	0.934	82.0	79.2	73.5	1.48	19.6	100	4	6.0	31.1	75148	54514
2009	0.942	82.0	81.3	73.6	1.50	20.0	100	4	5.8	31.1	72788	53874
2010	0.945	82.3	83.9	73.6	1.52	20.6	100	4	5.9	31.3	77956	55446
2011	0.946	82.7	85.2	73.7	1.52	20.6	100	4	5.3	31.3	91910	58405
2012	0.949	82.7	85.2	73.8	1.52	21.9	100	4	5.5	31.4	87270	60434
2013	0.952	82.8	86.3	74.1	1.52	21.8	100	4	5.5	31.5	88851	62749
2014	0.956	83.2	83.6	74.7	1.54	22.2	100	4	5.0	31.6	90512	64694
2015	0.957	82.9	87.5	75.6	1.54	23.9	100	4	4.9	31.7	85265	66419
2016	0.959	83.6	89.1	76.7	1.54	24.1	100	4	4.9	31.8	83432	68400
2017	0.960	83.5	89.7	77.9	1.52	25.0	100	4	4.7	31.9	83610	69318
2018	0.962	83.8	91.8	79.3	1.52	24.2	100	4	4.5	31.9	87002	72169
2019	0.965	83.9	93.2	80.8	1.48	24.8	100	4	4.5	32.0	85873	75267
2020	0.963	83.0	94.3	82.3	1.46	26.4	100	4	4.2	32.1	87530	74385
2021	0.968	83.8	95.6	84.2	1.52	27.7	100	4	4.3	32.2	96583	83525
2022	0.966	83.6	96.5	84.9	1.39	—	100	4	3.9	32.3	97809	94630
2023	0.970	84.2	97.3	85.2	1.33	—	100	3	3.8	32.4	104450	93940
2024	—	84.4	97.3	85.5	1.29	—	100	3	3.8	—	107702	97468
2025	—	—	97.3	85.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	114769	102513
On the profile	0.970	84.4	97.3	85.7	1.29	27.7	—	—	3.8	32.4	114769	102513

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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