▲ 114 ▼ Switzerland is voting on whether to cap its population at 10 million. Here’s what to know (www.cnbc.com) submitted 1 month ago by CAVOK@lemmy.world to c/europe@feddit.org 52 comments fedilink hide all child comments Switzerland will hold a referendum on Sunday on whether to cap its population at 10 million people. If the measure is passed, Swiss officials will have to roll out measures to curb population growth until 2050. Businesses have warned that limiting immigration will weigh on Switzerland’s growth and competitiveness.
[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) No it didn't The ‘No to a Switzerland with 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)’ calls for a cap on the permanent resident population Source: https://www.admin.ch/en/sustainability-initiative permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sprack@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) So citizens + permanent residents. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 month ago Not quite. Don't ask me why but it's a statistical term that also includes people with a class B permit, which is limited in term, but can be extended. It's defined like this: The permanent resident population is the reference population for population statistics. As of 2010, the permanent resident population includes all Swiss nationals having their main place of residence in Switzerland and foreign nationals who have held a residence or permanent residence permit for a minimum of 12 months (permits B,C, L, F, S, N or FDFA permit-holding international civil servants, diplomats and their family members). Source: https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/en/home/statistics/population/effectif-change.html permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sprack@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) So citizens + permanent residents. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 month ago Not quite. Don't ask me why but it's a statistical term that also includes people with a class B permit, which is limited in term, but can be extended. It's defined like this: The permanent resident population is the reference population for population statistics. As of 2010, the permanent resident population includes all Swiss nationals having their main place of residence in Switzerland and foreign nationals who have held a residence or permanent residence permit for a minimum of 12 months (permits B,C, L, F, S, N or FDFA permit-holding international civil servants, diplomats and their family members). Source: https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/en/home/statistics/population/effectif-change.html permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 month ago Not quite. Don't ask me why but it's a statistical term that also includes people with a class B permit, which is limited in term, but can be extended. It's defined like this: The permanent resident population is the reference population for population statistics. As of 2010, the permanent resident population includes all Swiss nationals having their main place of residence in Switzerland and foreign nationals who have held a residence or permanent residence permit for a minimum of 12 months (permits B,C, L, F, S, N or FDFA permit-holding international civil servants, diplomats and their family members). Source: https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/en/home/statistics/population/effectif-change.html permalink fedilink source parent