Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Switzerland
Switzerland: Poverty share on less than 30 per day was 6.76 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Switzerland, 1982–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty share on less than 30 per day in Switzerland is 6.76, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day in Switzerland peaked at 8.7 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 5.04, in 2012.
That places Switzerland 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.77 | 6.69 | 8.69 | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.18 | 5.04 | 7.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.34 | 6 | 6.76 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More poverty & inequality data for Switzerland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.43 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,706 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 26.79 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.01 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.75 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0694 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0694 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0821 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1767 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty share on less than 30 per day in Switzerland?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Switzerland was 6.76 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 in 1992.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.04 in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day?
- Switzerland ranks 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty share on less than 30 per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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