In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Switzerland
Switzerland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract was 7.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
7.2%
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
6th
of 47 countries
All-time high
8.1%
in 2008
All-time low
4.7%
in 2014
Years of data
18
2007–2024
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Switzerland, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Switzerland stood at 7.2%.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Switzerland peaked at 8.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2014.
Switzerland ranks 6th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6.1% | — |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +32.8% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -23.0% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +44.7% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 4.7% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 7.2% | 5 |
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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 type of contract in Switzerland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Switzerland was 7.2% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2014.
- How does Switzerland rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract?
- Switzerland ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. 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 type of contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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