Subjective poverty by sex and age in Switzerland
Switzerland: Subjective poverty by sex and age was 10.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10.4
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
28th
of 35 countries
All-time high
12.6
in 2016
All-time low
9.3
in 2021
Years of data
15
2010–2024
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Switzerland, 2010–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 10.4 for subjective poverty by sex and age in 2024.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by sex and age in Switzerland peaked at 12.6 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.3, in 2021.
That places Switzerland 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11 | — |
| 2011 | 12.5 | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 12 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 11.6 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 12 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 11.2 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 12.6 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 12 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 12.1 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.3 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 10.4 | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 9.3 | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 10 | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 9.9 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 10.4 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.93 | 11 | 12.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 subjective poverty by sex and age in Switzerland?
- Subjective poverty by sex and age in Switzerland was 10.4 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6 in 2016.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3 in 2021.
- How does Switzerland rank for subjective poverty by sex and age?
- Switzerland ranks 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is subjective poverty by sex and age rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 Subjective poverty by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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