Experience of racial discrimination

This indicator provides information on subjective experience of racial discrimination, i.e. due to nationality, religion, ethnic origin, skin colour, or other physical features. 

From an integration perspective, the aim is to reduce the percentage of people who have experienced racial discrimination.

Key findings: People without a migration background are almost three times less likely to have experienced racial discrimination than the population with such a background.

Trends over time: Between 2016 and 2020, the percentage of people who have experienced racial discrimination has increased in all population groups. Since 2020, rates have stabilised.

Language regions: The share of the population with a migration background that has experienced racial discrimination is significantly higher than that of people without a migration background in all language regions. The biggest gap is in the German- and Romansh-speaking Switzerland.