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
37th
of 45 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 37th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by tenure status in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.0% | — |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | +5.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 10.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 66% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 10.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.0%, 69% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
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)
- 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 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 37th out of 45 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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