Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Switzerland
Switzerland: Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status was 1.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Switzerland, 2010–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Switzerland stood at 1.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.0% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Switzerland peaked at 2.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.
Switzerland ranks 45th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.7% | — |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -41.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +85.7% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +75.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -35.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 1.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.6%, 28% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.3%, 30% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
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 severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Switzerland?
- Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Switzerland was 1.3% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- How does Switzerland rank for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status?
- Switzerland ranks 45th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by tenure status rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 deprivation rate by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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