Switzerland: Poverty ratio

The latest value from 2021 is 15.8 percent, an increase from 14.7 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 23.91 percent, based on data from 73 countries. Historically, the average for Switzerland from 2006 to 2021 is 15.18 percent. The minimum value, 13.8 percent, was reached in 2013 while the maximum of 16 percent was recorded in 2018. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.