Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 0.2941 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Switzerland, 1982–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Switzerland stood at 0.2941.
The figure is up 95.6% on the previous year and up 946.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Switzerland peaked at 1.3 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0281, in 2012.
That places Switzerland 114th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.9 | — |
| 1992 | 1.3 | +44.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4 | -69.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2 | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6 | +200.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4733 | -21.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4984 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4755 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2864 | -39.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4639 | +62.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0938 | -79.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0281 | -70.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0867 | +208.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1209 | +39.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0591 | -51.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1572 | +165.9% |
| 2017 | 0.105 | -33.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1913 | +82.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2176 | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1245 | -42.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1503 | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2941 | +95.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4191 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.1524 | 0.0281 | 0.4639 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1896 | 0.1245 | 0.2941 | 3 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Switzerland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.43 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,706 (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 revenues vs income inequality 26.79 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.7899 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.01 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Switzerland?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Switzerland was 0.2941 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 in 1992.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0281 in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Switzerland ranks 114th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 946.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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