Number of mortgage loans rose 0.856% to 1.52 mil in Switzerland in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, number of mortgage loans in Switzerland reached an all time high of 1.52 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 1.37 mil in 2010. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, number of mortgage loans in Austria amounted to 0.919 mil, 9.24 mil in France, 11.3 mil in Germany and 4.11 mil in Italy in 2021.
Switzerland has been ranked 11th within the group of 28 countries we follow in terms of number of mortgage loans, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Mortgage Loans | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Austria | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.950 | 0.921 | 0.972 | 0.954 | 0.974 | ... | ||||||||||
| Belgium | mil | ... | 1.97 | 2.06 | 2.08 | 2.05 | 2.11 | |||||||||||||||
| France | mil | ... | ... | ... | 9.05 | 9.05 | 9.36 | 9.40 | 8.93 | ... | ||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.7 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 12.9 | ... | |||||||
| Hungary | mil | 0.681 | 0.671 | 0.649 | 0.648 | 0.660 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | ... | ... | 4.05 | 3.47 | 3.32 | 3.51 | 3.89 | ... | |||||||||||||
| Poland | mil | 2.06 | 2.14 | 2.25 | 2.39 | 2.47 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | mil | ... | ... | ... | 0.091 | 0.104 | 0.106 | 0.112 | 0.111 | ... | ||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.59 | 5.39 | 5.41 | 5.27 | 5.67 | ... | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.44 | 1.42 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.50 | ... |
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