Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Switzerland
Switzerland: Above or below extreme poverty line world bank was 8.76 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Switzerland, 1982–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Switzerland stood at 8.76 million. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Switzerland peaked at 8.76 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.35 million, in 1982.
Switzerland ranks 73rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 6.35 million | — |
| 1992 | 6.83 million | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 7.18 million | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 7.28 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 7.38 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.48 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.55 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 7.64 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.74 million | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.82 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 7.91 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.00 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.09 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 8.19 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.28 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 8.37 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 8.45 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 8.51 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 8.57 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.63 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 8.70 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 8.76 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.35 million | 6.35 million | 6.35 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.83 million | 6.83 million | 6.83 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.46 million | 7.18 million | 7.74 million | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.22 million | 7.82 million | 8.57 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.70 million | 8.63 million | 8.76 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More poverty & inequality data for Switzerland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.43 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,706 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -6.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.79 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 26.79 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.7899 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.01 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Switzerland?
- Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Switzerland was 8.76 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.76 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.35 million in 1982.
- How does Switzerland rank for above or below extreme poverty line world bank?
- Switzerland ranks 73rd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is above or below extreme poverty line world bank rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Above or below extreme poverty line world bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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