Rank in country
5 / 7
Among 7 regions in Switzerland
Regional factual view for Severe Material Deprivation in Espace Mittelland (2024).
Latest value
· 2024
1.60% of people
CH 2.4 · -0.8 pp vs country · Europe 5.9 · -4.3 pp vs Europe
Rank in country
5 / 7
Among 7 regions in Switzerland
Rank in Europe
225 / 253
Among 253 European regions
Population
1,944,753
Regional population · 2024
Recent trend
Measures the share of people who, because they cannot afford them, lack at least 7 of the 13 material or social items used in the Eurostat material and social deprivation framework.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Severe material and social deprivation rate ILC_MDSD18
Lower is better · Range 0.6–5.9
Espace Mittelland recorded 1.6% in 2024, a more favorable result than both the national benchmark for Switzerland and the European regional benchmark. This share corresponds to an estimated 31,000 people in the region.
After little overall change over the longer period, the latest year showed a noticeable improvement, moving from 2.9% to 1.6%.