In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Switzerland
Switzerland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked was 13.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
13.1%
Change on year
down 23.4%
World rank
39th
of 49 countries
All-time high
19.6%
in 2008
All-time low
10.9%
in 2019
Years of data
18
2007–2024
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Switzerland, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Switzerland stood at 13.1%.
That represents a change of down 23.4% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Switzerland peaked at 19.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2019.
That places Switzerland 39th out of 49 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 14.4% | — |
| 2008 | 19.6% | +36.1% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | -27.6% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +46.9% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -25.3% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | -23.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 13.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.8%, 78% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 13.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 84% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 14.2% | 19.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 10.9% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 13.0% | 17.1% | 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 8 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 months worked in Switzerland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Switzerland was 13.1% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2019.
- How does Switzerland rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked?
- Switzerland ranks 39th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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