At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Switzerland
Switzerland: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 31.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Switzerland, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 31.9% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Switzerland peaked at 32.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2007.
Switzerland ranks 22nd of 47 countries on this measure, 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 included in) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 26.1% | — |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 32.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 31.8% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 31.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 26.1% | 26.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 27.1% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 31.5% | 32.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 included in) in Switzerland?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Switzerland was 31.9% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2007.
- How does Switzerland rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Switzerland ranks 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 included in 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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