Living in Schwyz

In Schwyz, unemployment is 0.5% (2022).

Schwyz, a city in Switzerland, had a population of 16,446 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the foreign population was 3,570.

Last checked 2026-10-1028 sources

Population16,446people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source

Median gross salary (region)7,445EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch

Average net rent19.11EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)

Unemployment rate0.5%country median 2.3% — 78% belowOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO

Recorded crime3,771incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 67% belowOfficial source · BFS Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) Jahresbericht Schwyz 2025

PM2.5, annual mean8.6µg/m³country median 8.8 — 2% belowOfficial source · cdn.who.int

Lower unemployment than any other Swiss city that publishes it and cleaner air than 63% of Swiss cities that publish it.

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Schwyz?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71

Mobile plan, 10 GB€56

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	70.68 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Swisscom blue Internet S¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	56.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Salt Swiss 10GB⁸Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	19.11 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2024	Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)⁵Official · regional context

Is Schwyz a good place to live?

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Remote worker66%strong on work, weak on housing · range 56–76%

Skilled employee72%strong on work, weak on education · range 62–82%

Student42%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 31–53%

Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 51–71%

Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 44–66%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Schwyz?

The unemployment rate is 0.5 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO²

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Schwyz is 0.5%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

0–11–22–33–44–55–66–78–99–1011–12

Schwyz 0.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	7,445 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch¹⁹Official
Unemployment rate	0.5 %country median 2.3%	31 Dec 2022	Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO²Official

What does a salary buy in Schwyz?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€4,939of €6,212 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€6,212
Rent, 60 m²€19.11/m² · official · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) · 2024-12-31	− €1,146
Internet€71 · official · Swisscom blue Internet S · 2026-09-30	− €71
Mobile plan€56 · official · Salt Swiss 10GB · 2026-09-30	− €56
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€4,939

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Schwyz Salary needed to live in Schwyz

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Schwyz. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

arbeit.swiss — Public employment service

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs / public employment service

Job SearchCareer Counselling

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Schwyz. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Schwyz?

Police recorded about 3,771 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: BFS Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) Jahresbericht Schwyz 2025¹

Recorded crime across major citiesSchwyz highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Solothurn25,779

Bern20,196

Interlaken18,896

Olten15,369

Kloten13,097

St. Gallen9,783

Winterthur7,988

Muri bei Bern5,389

Wetzikon (ZH)4,048

Küsnacht (ZH)3,718

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,771 incidents per 100,000country median 11,440	31 Dec 2025	BFS Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) Jahresbericht Schwyz 2025¹Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	BXO	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	20 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Schwyz. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation

SEM and cantons

For migrants, refugees.

German, French, ItalianIn Person

Open official information

fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Schwyz.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Schwyz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.6 µg/m³ (2021) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: cdn.who.int³

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

2°-5°

3°-5°

7°-2°

11°2°

15°6°

19°10°

21°12°

21°11°

16°8°

12°4°

7°-1°

3°-4°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

100

122

117

176

186

196

193

144

115

128

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

124

143

154

160

169

159

136

107

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hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58.6WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in SwitzerlandAnnual PM2.5 in Schwyz is 8.6 µg/m³. Of 43 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

2–36–77–88–99–1010–1116–1717–18

Schwyz 8.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.6 µg/m³country median 8.8	31 Dec 2021	cdn.who.int³Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.3 · Feb 3.3 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 11.2 · May 15.4 · Jun 19 · Jul 21 · Aug 20.6 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 12.2 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.3 · Feb -5.3 · Mar -1.8 · Apr 1.8 · May 6 · Jun 9.7 · Jul 11.6 · Aug 11.4 · Sep 7.7 · Oct 4.1 · Nov -0.6 · Dec -4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.5 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 2.6 · Apr 6.6 · May 10.8 · Jun 14.4 · Jul 16.2 · Aug 16 · Sep 11.9 · Oct 7.9 · Nov 2.9 · Dec -0.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 98.6 · Feb 99.9 · Mar 121.7 · Apr 117.2 · May 176.1 · Jun 186.1 · Jul 196.1 · Aug 192.8 · Sep 144.4 · Oct 114.7 · Nov 114.9 · Dec 127.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 48.9 · Feb 82.6 · Mar 123.7 · Apr 143.3 · May 153.5 · Jun 160.2 · Jul 168.7 · Aug 158.5 · Sep 136.2 · Oct 107.4 · Nov 56.5 · Dec 36.7 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Winterthur ±1.9 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.3 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±2.0 °C, Bad Arolsen (Germany) ±2.1 °C, Marsberg (Germany) ±2.1 °C, Warburg (Germany) ±2.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Schwyz?

The published population was 16,446 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source¹³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport78.3%
Foreign residents21.7%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	588.3 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS¹¹Official
City area	53.11 km²	2016	Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2016, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².⁴Official
Foreign non-permanent residents	68 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁷Official
Foreign residents	3,570 people	31 Dec 2024	Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.⁹Official
Non-permanent residents	68 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁷Official
Population density	309.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2013-2018; FJ=2016; area observed_at=2016).⁴Official
Population	16,446 people	31 Dec 2024	Switzerland official denominator source¹³Official
Swiss non-permanent residents	0 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁷Official
Swiss permanent residents	12,876 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁷Official

International community in Schwyz

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	16,735	100.0%
In Switzerland	13,026	77.8%
Abroad	3,709	22.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Country of birth

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	88	100.0%
Abroad	88	100.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Citizenship

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship - total	88	100.0%
Poland	23	26.1%
Ukraine	20	22.7%
Germany	12	13.6%
Portugal	7	8.0%
Slovakia	4	4.5%
Czechia	4	4.5%
Italy	3	3.4%
Romania	3	3.4%
Croatia	3	3.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgaria	2	2.3%
Cuba	2	2.3%
Austria	1	1.1%
Hungary	1	1.1%
Serbia	1	1.1%
Belarus	1	1.1%
Philippines	1	1.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Alternatives for people set on Schwyz

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Ingenbohl as a Schwyz alternative in the same region

4 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 9,548 Ingenbohl vs 16,446 Schwyz−42%
Nearest airport: 17.0 km Ingenbohl vs 20.0 km Schwyz−15%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,771 Ingenbohl vs 3,771 Schwyzsame level
Rent: €19.11/m² Ingenbohl vs €19.11/m² Schwyzsame level
Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Ingenbohl vs €7,445 Schwyzsame level

Full comparison More about Ingenbohl

Bern as a Schwyz alternative in the same country

92 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 137,995 Bern vs 16,446 Schwyz+739%
Rent: €18.05/m² (2021) Bern vs €19.11/m² (2024) Schwyzno percentage
Nearest airport: 6.0 km Bern vs 20.0 km Schwyz−70%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 20,196 Bern vs 3,771 Schwyzno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Bern vs €7,445 Schwyzsame level

Full comparison More about Bern

Cities near Schwyz

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Schwyz, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities

Locarno16,374 residents Einsiedeln16,532 residents Arbon16,354 residents Lyss16,558 residents Pratteln16,576 residents Steffisburg16,581 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Schwyz under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Einführungsklassen / integrative DaZ-Sprachförderung (per canton). How to enrol a child (edk.ch).

A country-wide rule for Switzerland; Schwyz's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Schwyz?

The published population was 16,446 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Schwyz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.6 µg/m³ (2021) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: cdn.who.int.

How safe is Schwyz?

What is the unemployment rate in Schwyz?

The unemployment rate is 0.5 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around Schwyz?

The median gross salary is 7,445 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

Is Schwyz a good place to live?

Schwyz may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Schwyz?

Ingenbohl, Goldau, Arth, Oberägeri, Einsiedeln are near Schwyz. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Schwyz?

The official country of birth distribution records 16,735 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-12-31. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Schwyz, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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BFS Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) Jahresbericht Schwyz 2025 sz.ch · checked 2026-10-09
Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO dam-api.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-04
cdn.who.int cdn.who.int · checked 2026-08-26
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Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) dam-api.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-09-24
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024 pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-07-18
Salt Swiss 10GB salt.ch · checked 2026-09-15
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