Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Switzerland
Switzerland: Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region was 2.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 43 countries
All-time high
3.2%
in 2019
All-time low
1.6%
in 2020
Years of data
11
2014–2024
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Switzerland stood at 2.4%.
That represents a change of up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Switzerland peaked at 3.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2020.
That places Switzerland 35th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.0% | — |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +52.4% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 2.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.8%, 50% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 2.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 57% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More poverty & inequality data for Switzerland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Switzerland?
- Severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region in Switzerland was 2.4% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region?
- Switzerland ranks 35th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is severe material and social deprivation by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 Severe material and social deprivation by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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