At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Switzerland
Switzerland: At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by was 13.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.2%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
9th
of 41 countries
All-time high
15.7%
in 2008
All-time low
11.0%
in 2013
Years of data
17
2008–2024
At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Switzerland, 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 13.2% for at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in 2024.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Switzerland peaked at 15.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2013.
That places Switzerland 9th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15.7% | — |
| 2009 | 15.1% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -17.3% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | -3.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 13.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.4%, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 13.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.1%, 1.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 15.1% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 11.0% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.6% | 13.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 6 France 15.6% compare
- 7 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 15.3% compare
- 8 Cyprus 13.5% compare
- 10 Germany 13.0% compare
- 11 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 12.8% compare
- 12 Finland 10.8% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Switzerland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,706 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Switzerland?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by in Switzerland was 13.2% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2013.
- How does Switzerland rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by?
- Switzerland ranks 9th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).