Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) · quarterly
Cross-border commuters
413319.9
2002-07-01 – 2026-01-01

Foreign cross-border commuters (Grenzgänger) working in Switzerland, by canton of work, quarterly since 2002. A distinctive feature of the Swiss labour market (~410k people, concentrated in Geneva, Ticino, Basel, Vaud). The successor to the legacy ch.fso.ggs series.
Recent values
| Date | Switzerland (total) |
|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 | 393449.3 |
| 2023-07-01 | 397638.5 |
| 2023-10-01 | 396953.6 |
| 2024-01-01 | 399915.9 |
| 2024-04-01 | 402352.4 |
| 2024-07-01 | 405561.0 |
| 2024-10-01 | 406844.2 |
| 2025-01-01 | 405624.2 |
| 2025-04-01 | 408994.4 |
| 2025-07-01 | 410541.8 |
| 2025-10-01 | 411784.2 |
| 2026-01-01 | 413319.9 |