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Press releasePublished on 22 September 2025

In 2024, a fifth of households were equipped with a heat pump

Neuchâtel, 22.09.2025 — Switzerland had 1.8 million residential buildings and 4.84 million dwellings in 2024. 35% of buildings were heated by oil and 17% by gas. Just over a quarter of single-family houses (28%) and a fifth of households (20%) were equipped with a heat pump. These are some of the results from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics compiled by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website.