Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Switzerland
Switzerland: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region was 19.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.3%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
23rd
of 43 countries
All-time high
19.5%
in 2023
All-time low
17.6%
in 2021
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Switzerland, 2015–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 19.3% for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Switzerland peaked at 19.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2021.
That places Switzerland 23rd out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18.2% | — |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.3% | 17.8% | 19.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 17.6% | 19.5% | 5 |
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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 or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Switzerland?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Switzerland was 19.3% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2021.
- How does Switzerland rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region?
- Switzerland ranks 23rd out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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