Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Switzerland
Switzerland: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh was 7.44 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Switzerland, 1982–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 7.44 million for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in 2022.
The figure is up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Switzerland peaked at 7.44 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.07 million, in 1982.
Switzerland ranks 23rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.07 million | 5.07 million | 5.07 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.48 million | 5.48 million | 5.48 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.04 million | 5.68 million | 6.42 million | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.97 million | 6.54 million | 7.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.42 million | 7.38 million | 7.44 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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 26.79 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.01 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.75 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0694 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0694 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0821 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1767 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Switzerland?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Switzerland was 7.44 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.44 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.07 million in 1982.
- How does Switzerland rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
- Switzerland ranks 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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