# Media brief: Switzerland's single-family homes shifted older in all 26 cantons **Embargo:** none **Published:** 15 September 2026 **Author:** Gilberto de la Fuente, Director at Helpore **Contact:** hello@helpore.com ## The story in 40 seconds New Federal Statistical Office housing data contain a nationwide result that the official release did not highlight. Between the end of 2024 and the end of 2025, occupied dwellings in single-family houses with at least one registered resident aged 65 or older increased by **6,573**. The corresponding group with no resident aged 65 or older decreased by **5,085**. The same split appeared in **all 26 cantons**. This was the first 26-of-26 result in the available annual comparisons from 2014 to 2025. The shift is broader than single-family homes. Across all building categories, occupied dwellings in which every registered household member was aged 65 or older represented **53.0% of Switzerland's net increase in occupied dwellings** in 2025. Their number reached **959,382**. ## German newsroom pitch **Betreff:** Neue BFS-Auswertung: In allen 26 Kantonen verschieben sich Einfamilienhäuser Richtung 65 plus Die heute publizierte Gebäude- und Wohnungsstatistik enthält einen landesweiten Befund, den die BFS-Mitteilung nicht hervorhebt: In jedem einzelnen Kanton nahm 2025 die Zahl der bewohnten Einfamilienhäuser mit mindestens einer Person ab 65 Jahren zu. Gleichzeitig sank sie in jedem Kanton bei Häusern ohne Person ab 65. Schweizweit stehen **+6'573** Häuser mit einer Person ab 65 einem Minus von **5'085** ohne Person ab 65 gegenüber. Eine solche Übereinstimmung aller 26 Kantone gab es in den verfügbaren Jahresvergleichen seit 2014 noch nie. Der Trend reicht über Einfamilienhäuser hinaus: Reine 65-plus-Haushalte machten 2025 **53,0 Prozent** des gesamten Nettoanstiegs bewohnter Wohnungen aus. Ihre Zahl erreichte **959'382**. Helpore stellt die vollständige Auswertung, die Berechnungen je Kanton und die Ausgangszellen des BFS offen zur Verfügung. ## French newsroom pitch **Objet:** Nouvelle analyse OFS: les maisons individuelles vieillissent dans les 26 cantons La statistique des bâtiments et des logements publiée aujourd'hui contient un résultat national que le communiqué de l'OFS ne met pas en avant. Dans chacun des 26 cantons, le nombre de maisons individuelles occupées comprenant au moins une personne de 65 ans ou plus a augmenté en 2025. Dans le même temps, le groupe sans personne de 65 ans ou plus a diminué partout. Pour l'ensemble de la Suisse, les deux groupes ont évolué de **+6 573** et **-5 085**. C'est la première fois, dans les comparaisons annuelles disponibles depuis 2014, que les 26 cantons suivent tous ce même mouvement. Le phénomène dépasse les maisons individuelles. Les logements occupés uniquement par des ménages de 65 ans ou plus ont représenté **53,0%** de la hausse nette nationale en 2025. Leur nombre a atteint **959 382**. Helpore publie l'analyse complète, les calculs cantonaux et les cellules sources de l'OFS. ## Italian newsroom pitch **Oggetto:** Nuovi dati UST: le case unifamiliari invecchiano in tutti i 26 cantoni La statistica degli edifici e delle abitazioni pubblicata oggi contiene un risultato nazionale che il comunicato dell’UST non mette in evidenza. In ciascuno dei 26 cantoni è aumentato nel 2025 il numero di case unifamiliari occupate con almeno una persona di 65 anni o più. Nello stesso tempo, il gruppo senza persone di 65 anni o più è diminuito ovunque. A livello svizzero, i due gruppi sono cambiati di **+6’573** e **-5’085**. È la prima volta, nei confronti annuali disponibili dal 2014, che tutti i 26 cantoni mostrano la stessa dinamica. Il cambiamento va oltre le case unifamiliari. Le abitazioni occupate esclusivamente da nuclei composti da persone di 65 anni o più hanno rappresentato il **53,0%** dell’aumento netto nazionale nel 2025. Il loro numero ha raggiunto **959’382**. Il Ticino offre inoltre il dato cantonale più netto: il **43,7%** delle case unifamiliari occupate comprendeva almeno una persona di 65 anni o più, la quota più alta della Svizzera. Helpore pubblica l’analisi completa, i calcoli per cantone e le celle di partenza dell’UST. ## Exact facts for publication - Occupied single-family homes with at least one 65-plus resident: 330,625 in 2024 and 337,198 in 2025, a rise of 6,573 or 2.0%. - Occupied single-family homes with no 65-plus resident: 540,387 in 2024 and 535,302 in 2025, a fall of 5,085 or 0.9%. - All 26 cantons showed the same direction in both groups. - This was the first such 26-of-26 result in the available 2014-2025 annual comparisons. - The share of occupied single-family homes with at least one 65-plus resident reached 38.6%, up from 32.4% in 2013. - Across all building categories, 65-plus-only occupied dwellings increased by 22,407, equal to 53.0% of the national net rise of 42,291. - The 65-plus-only stock reached 959,382, or 23.2% of all occupied dwellings. - The highest 65-plus-only shares across all building types were Jura at 27.8%, Basel-Landschaft at 27.8%, Nidwalden at 26.8% and Ticino at 26.8%. - Ticino had the highest share of occupied single-family homes with at least one 65-plus resident, at 43.7%. ## What the figures count The source counts occupied dwellings by the age composition of their registered private households. It does not count purchases, ownership, newly built homes, people living alone, care needs or household-help use. A dwelling can change group when a resident turns 65 or when household composition, occupancy or the dwelling stock changes. ## Files and links - Study page: https://www.helpore.com/en/blog/ageing-swiss-homes-65-plus-households-2025 - Full study: https://www.helpore.com/research/ageing-swiss-homes-2026/helpore-ageing-swiss-homes-2026.pdf - Evidence workbook: https://www.helpore.com/research/ageing-swiss-homes-2026/helpore-ageing-swiss-homes-2026.xlsx - Publication CSV: https://www.helpore.com/research/ageing-swiss-homes-2026/helpore-ageing-swiss-homes-2026.csv - Method and source ledger: https://www.helpore.com/research/ageing-swiss-homes-2026/helpore-ageing-swiss-homes-2026-methodology-ledger.md - Official BFS table: https://www.bfs.admin.ch/asset/de/je-d-09.03.02.15 - Official BFS release: https://www.bfs.admin.ch/news/de/2026-0601