Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Switzerland
Switzerland: Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex was 111 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Switzerland, 2007–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Switzerland is 111, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.7% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Switzerland peaked at 172 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 52, in 2013.
That places Switzerland 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 168 | — |
| 2008 | 154 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 154 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 126 | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 78 | -38.1% |
| 2012 | 63 | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 52 | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 103 | +98.1% |
| 2015 | 115 | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 123 | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 96 | -22.0% |
| 2018 | 172 | +79.2% |
| 2019 | 165 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 111 | -32.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 158.67 | 154 | 168 | 3 |
| 2010s | 109.3 | 52 | 172 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111 | 111 | 111 | 1 |
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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 severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Switzerland?
- Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex in Switzerland was 111 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 172 in 2018.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 52 in 2013.
- How does Switzerland rank for severe material deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Switzerland ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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