WTMG Intelligence
Switzerland Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Switzerland's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score73.1533
Global RMOS Rank#21 of 171
Migration Momentum65.8
International Migrant Stock2,773,840
Migrant Share30.8%
MethodologyRMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Data Coverage100.0%
This profile describes structural relocation-market conditions. It does not represent WTMG customer demand, leads, transactions or revenue.
RMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Switzerland's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS73.1533
Global rank#21
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 12.3%
Migrant-stock rank#26 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#75 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 65.8 | 25% | 16.4474 |
| Migrant Market Size | 85.4 | 20% | 17.0760 |
| Migrant Share | 91.2 | 15% | 13.6765 |
| GDP per Capita | 97.2 | 15% | 14.5787 |
| GDP Growth | 21.5 | 10% | 2.1469 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 67.3 | 10% | 6.7279 |
| Visa Accessibility | 50.0 | 5% | 2.5000 |
| Stored final RMOS | 73.1533 | ||
Switzerland migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Switzerland Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock2,773,840
2020 migrant stock2,610,189
2015 migrant stock2,385,713
2020-2024 change+163,651 (+6.3%)
2015-2024 change+388,127 (+16.3%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Switzerland
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Germany | 371,816 | 359,069 | 349,435 | +12,747 (+3.6%) |
| #2 | Italy | 273,822 | 269,298 | 260,982 | +4,524 (+1.7%) |
| #3 | Portugal | 202,178 | 212,350 | 220,901 | -10,172 (-4.8%) |
| #4 | France | 195,100 | 175,221 | 156,030 | +19,879 (+11.3%) |
| #5 | Türkiye | 86,906 | 82,295 | 78,454 | +4,611 (+5.6%) |
| #6 | North Macedonia | 85,065 | 73,595 | 60,283 | +11,470 (+15.6%) |
| #7 | Ukraine | 80,919 | 11,515 | 8,928 | +69,404 (+602.7%) |
| #8 | Spain | 71,167 | 68,631 | 68,205 | +2,536 (+3.7%) |
| #9 | Serbia | 68,585 | 66,983 | 63,942 | +1,602 (+2.4%) |
| #10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 58,221 | 57,741 | 55,970 | +480 (+0.8%) |
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Largest destinations for migrants from Switzerland
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Italy | 181,622 | 188,643 | 189,643 | -7,021 (-3.7%) |
| #2 | France | 96,066 | 95,249 | 96,510 | +817 (+0.9%) |
| #3 | Spain | 59,271 | 57,859 | 59,328 | +1,412 (+2.4%) |
| #4 | Portugal | 20,886 | 18,566 | 16,183 | +2,320 (+12.5%) |
| #5 | Canada | 17,551 | 18,722 | 21,785 | -1,171 (-6.3%) |
| #6 | Türkiye | 17,204 | 15,139 | 13,462 | +2,065 (+13.6%) |
| #7 | Austria | 16,633 | 15,763 | 14,501 | +870 (+5.5%) |
| #8 | Liechtenstein | 15,441 | 14,437 | 12,882 | +1,004 (+7.0%) |
| #9 | Australia | 13,265 | 13,924 | 14,177 | -659 (-4.7%) |
| #10 | South Africa | 6,305 | 6,077 | 5,605 | +228 (+3.8%) |
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WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
67.3
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 6 covered WTLG cities.
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Visa Accessibility
50.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 50.0, based on 6 contributing cities.
Switzerland against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Switzerland | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 73.2 | 55.8 | +17.4 |
| Migration Momentum | 65.8 | 60.1 | +5.7 |
| Migrant Market Size | 85.4 | 50.3 | +35.1 |
| Migrant Share | 91.2 | 50.0 | +41.2 |
| GDP per Capita | 97.2 | 51.1 | +46.1 |
| GDP Growth | 21.5 | 50.6 | -29.1 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 67.3 | 67.0 | +0.3 |
| Visa Accessibility | 50.0 | 60.0 | -10.0 |
Data years and limitations
- UN migrant stock and corridors: 2024; momentum compares 2024 with 2020 and 2015.
- World Bank GDP inputs use the actual observation years shown above.
- WTLG destination data reflects the current stored WTLG dataset and depends on covered WTLG cities.
- RMOS measures structural opportunity, not actual demand; migrant stock is not annual migration flow.
- Different datasets have different update cycles.
- This profile does not estimate provider revenue or demand for a specific professional service.