In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Switzerland
Switzerland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex was 31.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Switzerland, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Switzerland stood at 31.6%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 119.4% on the previous year and up 276.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Switzerland peaked at 31.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2015.
Switzerland ranks 3rd of 44 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11.5% | — |
| 2008 | 12.7% | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +35.4% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -36.6% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +24.8% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -28.2% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +90.6% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | +35.2% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -47.5% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -24.3% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 31.6% | +119.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 11.5% | 17.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 7.8% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 8.7% | 31.6% | 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Switzerland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Switzerland was 31.6% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2015.
- How does Switzerland rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex?
- Switzerland ranks 3rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 276.2%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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