Housing shortage? Since 2000, there are 1.3 million more apartments in Switzerland.
An apartment is defined as a structural unit with a cooking facility (kitchen or kitchenette) and its own entrance (from outside or from a common area within the building, e.g., a stairwell). According to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the number of apartments grew by 1,270,915 between 2000 and 2024. The largest share of this increase (29.6%) was made up of 4-room apartments (+362,175 apartments), followed by 3-room apartments (27.3%, +334,167) and 2-room apartments (18.8%, +230,451).…
An apartment is defined as a structural unit with a cooking facility (kitchen or kitchenette) and its own entrance (from outside or from a common area within the building, e.g., a stairwell). According to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the number of apartments grew by 1,270,915 between 2000 and 2024. The largest share of this increase (29.6%) was made up of 4-room apartments (+362,175 apartments), followed by 3-room apartments (27.3%, +334,167) and 2-room apartments (18.8%, +230,451).…