Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Switzerland
Switzerland: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 8.75 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Switzerland, 1982–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Switzerland stood at 8.75 million. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Switzerland peaked at 8.75 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.33 million, in 1982.
Switzerland ranks 53rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.33 million | 6.33 million | 6.33 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.77 million | 6.77 million | 6.77 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.42 million | 7.13 million | 7.70 million | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.20 million | 7.78 million | 8.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.67 million | 8.58 million | 8.75 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 poverty thresholds in Switzerland?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Switzerland was 8.75 million in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.75 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.33 million in 1982.
- How does Switzerland rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Switzerland ranks 53rd out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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