Recent statistics show there were 751,800 Swiss citizens living outside the country at the end of 2017, around 11% of the 6.3 million Swiss passport holders. Most Swiss abroad live in France (26.1%), followed by Germany (11.8%) and Italy (6.6%). The chart below shows the top 20 countries. Swiss abroad are on average younger than […]
Top 10 places where Swiss emigrate
There is no shortage of news on the number of foreigners living in Switzerland in local Swiss media. However, many Swiss also live abroad. In addition, some countries on the list receive significantly more Swiss than Switzerland receives of their citizens, as statistics released on 25 January 2016 show. In 2015 there were over 760,000 Swiss living beyond […]
Expat interview – Dani Bach biotech investor, intrepid climber
Swiss expat Dr. Dani Bach, a native of Catalonia, Spain leads an interesting double life. During the week, the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) trained molecular biologist works in Zurich helping entrepreneurs build biotech businesses. At the weekends he scales the highest peaks in the Alps and has conquered everything above 4,000 metres. Evangeline […]
