But how many people are actually actively insured in a pension fund? The figure is impressive and makes the importance of the system tangible.
At the end of 2024, around 4.79 million people in Switzerland were actively insured in a pension fund, more precisely 4,790,106 people. This refers to the working insured persons who pay contributions on an ongoing basis and build up their retirement balance. In addition there are the pension recipients who already receive their benefits. The number of actively insured persons has grown continuously over the years, in parallel with employment in Switzerland.
This order of magnitude makes clear what economic significance the second pillar has. It is not a niche topic for specialists but concerns a large part of the working population, and with it a substantial part of prosperity in old age.