At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Switzerland
Switzerland: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 16.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Switzerland, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 16.4% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Switzerland peaked at 17.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2013.
That places Switzerland 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 13.5% | — |
| 2008 | 13.3% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 13.3% | 13.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 12.8% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.4% | 17.5% | 5 |
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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 before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Switzerland?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Switzerland was 16.4% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2013.
- How does Switzerland rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Switzerland ranks 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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