Foreign resident population
Approximately 9 million people were living in Switzerland at the end of 2023.
Around ¾ of them had a Swiss passport.
In other words, 2,241,854 foreign nationals were living in Switzerland at the end of 2023.
The ‘permanent foreign resident population’ includes people with a C settlement permit, a B residence permit, an L short-stay permit for 12 months or more, and recognised refugees.
2/3 of them were from an EU/EFTA country.
Within the meaning of being nationals of this country.