Inability to keep home adequately warm in Switzerland

0.7% of people in Switzerland said their household could not afford to keep the home adequately warm in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2014.

Measure: Inability to keep home adequately warm Unit: % of population Data: 2007 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Switzerland, 2024 0.7% % of population
Change from 2023 +0.2percentage points 2023: 0.5%
European Union, 2024 9.2% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 4.9% Middle value of 25 countries

Inability to keep home adequately warm in Switzerland over time

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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Inability to keep home adequately warm (% of population), 2007 to 2025
Period SwitzerlandEuropean Union
2025 – 8.8%
2024 0.7% 9.2%
2023 0.5% 10.6%
2022 0.4% 9.3%
2021 0.4% 6.9%
2020 0.2% 7.5%
2019 0.3% 6.9%
2018 0.6% 7.6%e (estimated)
2017 0.4% 8.1%e (estimated)
2016 0.6% 9.0%e (estimated)
2015 0.6% 9.6%e (estimated)
2014 0.7%b (break in time series) 10.4%e (estimated)
2013 0.4% 10.8%e (estimated)
2012 0.4% 11.2%e (estimated)
2011 0.7% 10.3%e (estimated)
2010 7.3% 9.9%e (estimated)
2009 7.6% –
2008 6.9% –
2007 6.9% –

Flags: b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 0.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 0.7%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 9.2%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
ilc_mdes01 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A hhcomp=TOTAL rskpovth=TOTAL unit=PC
Observation period
2007 to 2024 for Switzerland
Provider update
20 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat