Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) was 20.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.1%
Change on year
up 46.7%
World rank
26th
of 47 countries
All-time high
20.1%
in 2024
All-time low
11.0%
in 2021
Years of data
15
2010–2024
Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Switzerland, 2010–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 20.1% for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 46.7% on the previous year and up 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Switzerland peaked at 20.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2021.
Switzerland ranks 26th 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 by level of disability (activity) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.7% | — |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +25.6% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +58.2% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -21.3% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | +46.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 20.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.4%, 94% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 20.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.1%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.1% | 11.7% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 11.0% | 20.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 24 Netherlands 20.7% compare
- 24 Netherlands 20.7% compare
- 27 Estonia 19.7% compare
- 27 Estonia 19.7% compare
- 29 Portugal 18.6% 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 persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Switzerland?
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) in Switzerland was 20.1% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2021.
- How does Switzerland rank for persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity)?
- Switzerland ranks 26th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.8%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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