A sharp decline in contacts with the country of origin in 2020

International mobility logically decreased with the pandemic. Foreigners in Switzerland travelled much less to their country of origin and received fewer visits from their relatives in the year preceding the survey*.

*The survey took place between October 2020 and January 2021 and includes return trips in late 2019. It is likely that the decline would have been even greater had the period from March 2020 to March 2021 been considered.
Chart: ptur Source: nccr – on the move
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