In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Switzerland
Switzerland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) was 19.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Switzerland, 2010–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 19.1% for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 96.9% on the previous year and up 119.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Switzerland peaked at 19.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2021.
That places Switzerland 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.3% | — |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +42.7% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 19.1% | +96.9% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 19.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 1.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 19.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.9%, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.7% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 8.2% | 19.1% | 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 level of disability (activity) in Switzerland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Switzerland was 19.1% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2021.
- How does Switzerland rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity)?
- Switzerland ranks 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.5%. 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 level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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