The permanent resident population has comprised all Swiss nationals whose main place of residence is in Switzerland; foreign citizens with a residence or a permanent residence permit for at least twelve months (B or C permits or FDFA legitimation card [international civil servants, diplomats and their family members]); foreign nationals with a short-term residence permit (L permit) for a cumulative length of stay of at least twelve months; foreign nationals seeking asylum (permits F, N or S) with a total length of stay of at least twelve months.
Statistical sources
Population and Households Statistics (STATPOP)
Structural survey (SE) carried out in the scope of the Federal Population Census (FPC):
without diplomats and international officials
Unemployment Statistics as defined by ILO and Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS):
without diplomats and international officials and without persons in the asylum process
