Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Switzerland
Switzerland: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
down 28.6%
World rank
40th
of 46 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.2%
in 2011
Years of data
13
2008–2020
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Switzerland, 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Switzerland stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of down 28.6% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Switzerland peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2011.
That places Switzerland 40th out of 46 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.5% | — |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -66.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +66.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -40.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +75.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -28.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 42% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 45% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More population data for Switzerland
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 9,754 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4828 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1371 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 230.99 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 392,499 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Switzerland?
- Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Switzerland was 0.5% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- How does Switzerland rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Switzerland ranks 40th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over) - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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