Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Switzerland
Switzerland: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP was 3.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Switzerland, 2010–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Switzerland is 3.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Switzerland peaked at 4.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2014.
Switzerland ranks 22nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.3% | — |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +105.0% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +29.4% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -47.7% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +39.1% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 4.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.3% | 4.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 20 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 3.6% compare
- 20 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 3.6% compare
- 23 Slovakia 3.4% compare
- 24 Hungary 3.2% compare
- 25 France 3.1% compare
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 persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Switzerland?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Switzerland was 3.5% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2014.
- How does Switzerland rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp?
- Switzerland ranks 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.2%. 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 Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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