Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Switzerland
Switzerland: Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli was 7.44 million in 2022. β² Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Switzerland, 1982β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Switzerland stood at 7.44 million.
That represents a change of up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli 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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 26.79 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.7899 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.01 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Switzerland?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli 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 round povli recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.44 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli 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 round povli?
- Switzerland ranks 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli 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 round povlines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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