Subjective poverty by tenure status in Switzerland
Switzerland: Subjective poverty by tenure status was 10.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10.4%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
29th
of 36 countries
All-time high
12.6%
in 2016
All-time low
9.3%
in 2021
Years of data
15
2010–2024
Subjective poverty by tenure status in Switzerland, 2010–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, subjective poverty by tenure status in Switzerland stood at 10.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by tenure status in Switzerland peaked at 12.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2021.
Switzerland ranks 29th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.9% | 11.0% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.3% | 10.4% | 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 7 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.01 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 7.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0694 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0694 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0821 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1767 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subjective poverty by tenure status in Switzerland?
- Subjective poverty by tenure status in Switzerland was 10.4% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by tenure status recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by tenure status recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2021.
- How does Switzerland rank for subjective poverty by tenure status?
- Switzerland ranks 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is subjective poverty by tenure status 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 tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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