Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 30.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Switzerland, 2010–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Switzerland is 30.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Switzerland peaked at 30.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2010.
Switzerland ranks 34th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22.5% | — |
| 2011 | 26.8% | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 28.3% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 30.5% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.2% | 22.5% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 25.0% | 30.9% | 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 persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Switzerland?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Switzerland was 30.5% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Switzerland ranks 34th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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