Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Switzerland
Switzerland: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without was 7.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Switzerland, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Switzerland is 7.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Switzerland peaked at 7.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 37th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7.6% | — |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -27.3% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +26.4% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.6% | 7.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.3% | 7.6% | 5 |
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More population data for Switzerland
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.0595 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 392,499 people (2100)
- Population density 230.99 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1371 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Switzerland?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without in Switzerland was 7.6% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without?
- Switzerland ranks 37th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - population without single-person households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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