Nonprofit civic associations in Switzerland
As of 4 November 2026, 21,800 nonprofit civic associations companies are based in Switzerland; 29 are hiring right now and Zürich has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 21,800
- Hiring now
- 29 · 4 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Advocacy campaign nonprofits · 2,853
- Top city
- Zürich · 1,319
- Parent market
- Public, community & associations · 46,546
Nonprofit civic associations in Switzerland, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Advocacy campaign nonprofits | 2,853 | 13% |
| Other nonprofit civic associations | 2,801 | 13% |
| Neighbourhood community associations | 2,420 | 11% |
| Local party branches | 1,993 | 9% |
| Cultural arts associations | 1,879 | 9% |
| Service & social clubs | 1,747 | 8% |
| Amateur music associations | 1,619 | 7% |
| General purpose associations | 1,222 | 6% |
| Youth welfare organisations | 981 | 5% |
| Networking communities | 766 | 4% |
| Folk heritage associations | 744 | 3% |
| Local history societies | 678 | 3% |
| Festival & carnival clubs | 615 | 3% |
| School support associations | 553 | 3% |
| Scout groups | 451 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 15,012 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 4,822 · 10 |
| 11-50 employees | 1,459 · 7 |
| 51-200 employees | 378 · 8 |
| 201-500 employees | 71 · 2 |
| 501-1000 employees | 20 · 0 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 28 · 2 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 6 · 0 |
| 10,001+ employees | 4 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 1,319 | 6% |
| Bern | 868 | 4% |
| Basel | 586 | 3% |
| Genève | 489 | 2% |
| Lausanne | 306 | 1% |
| St. Gallen | 271 | 1% |
| Luzern | 225 | 1% |
| Winterthur | 201 | 1% |
| Bern 65 | 198 | 1% |
| Fribourg | 158 | 1% |
| Chur | 112 | 1% |
| Schaffhausen | 111 | 1% |
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Other segments of public, community & associations in Switzerland
Public, community & associations in Switzerland, the whole market →
Amateur sports clubs · 10,754 →
Charitable foundations · 6,966 →
Membership associations & unions · 6,963 →
Churches congregations · 3,462 →
Public programmes & agencies · 3,100 →
Research institutes & think tanks · 1,567 →
Municipal government · 870 →
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21,800 nonprofit civic associations companies are based in Switzerland; 29 are hiring right now and Zürich has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/community_associations_public/switzerland/nonprofit_civic_associations)
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- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Nonprofit civic associations in Switzerland: questions
How many nonprofit civic associations companies are there in Switzerland?
21,800 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
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