Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Switzerland
Switzerland: Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation was 8,824 Thousand persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8,824 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
18th
of 43 countries
All-time high
8,824 Thousand persons
in 2024
All-time low
8,108 Thousand persons
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Switzerland, 2015–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Switzerland is 8,824 Thousand persons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Switzerland peaked at 8,824 Thousand persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,108 Thousand persons, in 2015.
Switzerland ranks 18th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8,108 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 8,196 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 8,281 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 8,347 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 8,412 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 8,468 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 8,528 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 8,603 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 8,732 Thousand persons | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 8,824 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 8,824 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,444 Thousand persons, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 8,824 Thousand persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,634 Thousand persons, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8,269 Thousand persons | 8,108 Thousand persons | 8,412 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 8,631 Thousand persons | 8,468 Thousand persons | 8,824 Thousand persons | 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 material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Switzerland?
- Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Switzerland was 8,824 Thousand persons in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 8,824 Thousand persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,108 Thousand persons in 2015.
- How does Switzerland rank for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation?
- Switzerland ranks 18th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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