Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Switzerland
Switzerland: Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and was 22.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
22.3%
Change on year
up 22.5%
World rank
31st
of 47 countries
All-time high
23.2%
in 2018
All-time low
16.1%
in 2014
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Switzerland, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Switzerland stood at 22.3%.
That represents a change of up 22.5% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Switzerland peaked at 23.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2014.
That places Switzerland 31st out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 21.6% | — |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +28.2% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | +22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 20.2% | 22.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 16.1% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 18.2% | 22.3% | 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 relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Switzerland?
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Switzerland was 22.3% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2014.
- How does Switzerland rank for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- Switzerland ranks 31st out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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