EU 16.64
· European ranking
18 / 34
No change compared with previous year
Switzerland: Poverty Rate
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2024
16.20% of people
EU 16.64 · -0.4 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the share of people whose equivalised disposable income after social transfers is below 60% of the national median. It is a relative-income measure rather than a measure of absolute poverty.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat At-risk-of-poverty rate TESPM010
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Regional map
· 2024 · 7 regions
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Internal regions
Comparison of values across the country's regions for this indicator.
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1+71.60
27.80
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2+22.22
19.80
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3+17.28
19.00
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4-0.62
16.10
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5-17.28
13.40
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6-18.52
13.20
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7-35.80
10.40
More context on this indicator
At a glance
Switzerland performs more favourably than the European benchmark on At-risk-of-poverty rate, although the difference is relatively small. The trend context points to recent stabilization. The wider topic context points to broader relative strength. Regional evidence also shows internal variation.
European comparison in Switzerland
In Switzerland, Poverty risk is close to the European benchmark and slightly better: 16.2% versus 16.6% in 2024, a gap of 0.4 percentage points.
Recent trend
In Switzerland, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 16.00% in 2019 to 16.20% in 2024. The latest value also changes little from 16.40% in 2023, so the recent reading remains stable.
Regional differences in Switzerland
In Switzerland, regional differences in Poverty risk are pronounced. Across 7 comparable regions, Ticino records the highest value (27.8%) and Central Switzerland the lowest (10.4%), a gap of 17.4 percentage points.
Reading within the topic
In Switzerland, the evidence for Poverty & Financial Vulnerability leans towards relatively favourable performance compared with Europe, without a clear pressure signal dominating the picture. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.