Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Switzerland
15.8% of people in Switzerland lived below the national poverty line in 2021.
Switzerland, 2021
15.8%
Change from 2020
+1.1percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021
14.8%
Position in 2021
49th of 72
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Switzerland over time
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Switzerland
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 15.8% |
| 2020 | 14.7% |
| 2019 | 15.5% |
| 2018 | 16.0% |
| 2017 | 14.6% |
| 2016 | 15.5% |
| 2015 | 14.7% |
| 2014 | 15.6% |
| 2013 | 13.8% |
| 2012 | 14.5% |
| 2011 | 15.9% |
| 2010 | 15.0% |
| 2009 | 15.0% |
| 2008 | 15.6% |
| 2007 | 15.7% |
| 2006 | 15.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 14.7% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 15.9%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 72 countries with data for 2021, Switzerland has the 49th highest value.
More for Switzerland
All statistics for Switzerland
Extreme poverty rate
0.1%
2023 · World Bank
At-risk-of-poverty rate
16.2%
2024 · Eurostat
Poverty or social exclusion rate
19.3%
2024 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
31.0 (0 to 100)
2024 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
4.81 times
2024 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
2.4%
2024 · Eurostat