Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Switzerland
Switzerland: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status was 1,702 Thousand persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Switzerland, 2015–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2024, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Switzerland stood at 1,702 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Switzerland peaked at 1,702 Thousand persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,466 Thousand persons, in 2016.
That places Switzerland 17th 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 tenure status in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,476 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 1,466 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,519 Thousand persons | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1,483 Thousand persons | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1,628 Thousand persons | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 1,567 Thousand persons | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 1,503 Thousand persons | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 1,612 Thousand persons | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 1,699 Thousand persons | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 1,702 Thousand persons | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,514 Thousand persons | 1,466 Thousand persons | 1,628 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,617 Thousand persons | 1,503 Thousand persons | 1,702 Thousand persons | 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 tenure status in Switzerland?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Switzerland was 1,702 Thousand persons in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,702 Thousand persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,466 Thousand persons in 2016.
- How does Switzerland rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status?
- Switzerland ranks 17th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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