At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Switzerland
Switzerland: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region was 16.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
16.2%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
23rd
of 45 countries
All-time high
16.4%
in 2023
All-time low
13.8%
in 2014
Years of data
18
2007–2024
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Switzerland, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 16.2% for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Switzerland peaked at 16.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2014.
Switzerland ranks 23rd of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 15.0% | — |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 15.0% | 15.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 13.8% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 14.7% | 16.4% | 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 by nuts 2 region in Switzerland?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Switzerland was 16.2% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2014.
- How does Switzerland rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region?
- Switzerland ranks 23rd out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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