Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Switzerland
Switzerland: Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region was 6.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
6.0%
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
34th
of 45 countries
All-time high
6.0%
in 2024
All-time low
4.9%
in 2022
Years of data
11
2014–2024
Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Switzerland stood at 6.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Switzerland peaked at 6.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2022.
That places Switzerland 34th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.3% | — |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +9.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 6.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 60% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 6.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 69% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 5.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 6.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 31 Sweden 6.9% compare
- 32 Austria 6.3% compare
- 33 Luxembourg 6.2% compare
- 35 Netherlands 5.9% compare
- 35 Netherlands 5.9% compare
- 37 Czechia 5.8% compare
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 material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Switzerland?
- Material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Switzerland was 6.0% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region?
- Switzerland ranks 34th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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