Swiss Review 3/2019

Swiss Review / May 2019 / No.3 26 news.admin.ch In 2018, more than one in ten Swiss nationals lived abroad There were 760,200 Swiss living abroad at the end of 2018 – a slight increase on the previous year. Most are based in Europe, particularly in France. In some countries, the 65-plus age group accounts for over a quarter of Swiss living abroad. In 2018, 760,200 Swiss were registered with a Swiss dip- lomatic or consular representation abroad. This repre- sents 10.6% of all Swiss nationals and is a 1.1 % increase on 2017. Europe is where their numbers have grown themost (+1.5%), while Africa is the only continent showing a slight decline (-0.5%) compared with 2017. According to the lat- est “Statistics on the Swiss Abroad” of the Federal Statis- tical Office (FSO), 567,800 Swiss Abroad (74.7%) also have at least one other nationality alongside their Swiss nation- ality. Retiring abroad Some 21% of Swiss Abroad (162,500 people) are aged 65 or over. This age group accounts for over 25% of Swiss Abroad in some countries includingHungary (55%), Thailand (33%), Spain (32%), Portugal (28%) and South Africa (27%). The gender ratio among older members of the Swiss community is balanced inHungary, Portugal and SouthAf- rica, but tilted in favour ofmen in Thailand (26% compared to 7% women in the same age group) and women in Spain (20% compared to 12%men in the same age group). People aged 80 or older make up 6 % of all Swiss Abroad (45,700 people). The largest proportion of Swiss Abroad aged 80 or older live in the USA (8%) – followed by Italy, Canada and the UK (7 % each). Women outnumber men in this age group in the above-mentioned countries of residence. Further information and relevant publica- tions: https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/en/home/news/whats-new. gnpdetail.2019-0265.html Sources:FSO–PopulationandHouseholdsStatistics (STATPOP),Statisticson theSwissAbroad (SE-Stat) gi-e-01.05.09.01-2019 Swiss citizens living abroad 01 Population ©FSO2019 2018 Swiss citizens living abroad Percentage of Swiss citizens living abroad by continent of residence Swiss citizens living abroad by gender and age group The most common countries of residence (including dependent territories outside the mainland) 760 200 346 700 Average age  39 years 44 years 413 600 Swiss citizens living abroad as a percentage of all Swiss citizens 2018 10,6% 2008 10,1% 1998 8,9% By gender www.statistics.admin.ch 62% 16% 8% 3% 4% 7% 65 years or older 0–17 years 18–64 years 75% Swiss abroad with multiple citizenships 18% 24% 24% 19% 58% 57% France 198 000 Germany 90 400 United States 80 400 Italy 49600 Canada 40 000 United Kingdom 36 000 Australia 25 100 Spain 23 800 Israel 20 200 Austria 16 300 Further general information on the Swiss Abroad and about living abroad is avail- able on the FDFA website: www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/living-abroad.html www.statistik.ch ✆ from Switzerland +41 800 24 7 365 ✆ from abroad +41 58 465 33 33 E-Mail: helpline@eda.admin.ch Skype: helpline-eda www.eda.admin.ch/reisehinweise ✆ from Switzerland +41 800 24 7 365 ✆ from abroad +41 58 465 33 33 www.twitter.com/travel_edadfae Online registration for Swiss citizens travelling abroad www.fdfa.admin.ch/itineris App available for free for iOS and Android Travel advice Plan well. Travel well.