Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Switzerland
Switzerland: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 18.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Switzerland, 1982–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Switzerland is 18.8%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Switzerland peaked at 19.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 51st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 17.5% | — |
| 1992 | 17.3% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 17.7% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 16.3% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +20.4% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 17.3% | 17.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 16.1% | 19.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 17.0% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 18.3% | 18.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Switzerland?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Switzerland was 18.8% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Switzerland ranks 51st out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 60% of the median.