Poverty & Inequality in Switzerland 155 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Switzerland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 18,317 people 2022 up 2,454.7% 91st Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 0.2% 2022 up 2,227.8% 94th How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 0.2% 2022 up 2,227.8% 94th Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 0.2% 2022 up 2,227.8% 94th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 8.75 million people 2022 up 9.5% 53rd Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 0.2% 2022 up 2,227.8% 94th Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 0.2% 2022 up 2,227.8% 94th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 7.44 million people 2022 up 8.1% 23rd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 6.8% 2022 up 34.0% 115th Share of population living in extreme poverty 0.2% 2022 up 2,227.8% 94th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 0.3% 2022 up 946.3% 114th Number of people living in extreme poverty 8.76 million people 2022 up 9.5% 73rd Distribution of population between different poverty lines 18,317 people 2022 up 2,454.7% 91st Number of people living in extreme poverty 18,317 people 2022 up 2,454.7% 91st Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 0.3% 2022 up 946.3% 114th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 0.2% 2022 up 2,227.8% 94th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 6.2% 2022 up 52.4% 58th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 11.9% 2022 up 25.6% 54th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 18.8% 2022 up 10.6% 51st Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 15.3% 2022 up 9.6% 115th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 0.2% 2022 up 2,227.8% 94th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 0.2% 2022 up 1,225.4% 106th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 0.2% 2022 up 2,227.8% 94th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.3% 2022 up 160.1% 115th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 18,317 people 2022 up 2,454.7% 91st Distribution of population between different poverty lines 7.44 million people 2022 up 8.1% 23rd Gini coefficient 0.338 2022 up 7.1% 63rd Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 0.2% 2022 up 2,227.8% 92nd Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 15.8% 2021 down 0.6% 44th Share of population living below national poverty lines 15.8% 2021 down 0.6% 44th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 0.3% 2022 — 56th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.3147 2022 up 10.1% 21st Gini coefficient (after tax) 0.3147 2022 up 10.1% 21st Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 8.57 million people 2020 up 10.3% 46th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 0.0% 2020 down 23.6% 101st Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 10.7% 2020 down 19.6% 116th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.0% 2020 down 23.6% 101st Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 3,213 people 2020 down 15.6% 102nd Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.1% 2020 down 35.8% 110th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.1% 2020 down 59.5% 117th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 0.0% 2020 down 23.6% 101st Reduction in income inequality before and after tax 21.2% 2022 down 5.6% 33rd Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population 13.3% 2022 down 8.2% 35th Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 15.8% 2021 down 0.6% 44th At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 31.9% 2024 up 7.0% 22nd At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 16.4% 2024 up 8.6% 14th Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and 22.3% 2024 up 38.5% 31st Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age 0.22 Number 2024 down 86.5% 22nd In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract 7.2% 2024 up 53.2% 6th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked 13.1% 2024 up 15.9% 37th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work 12.0% 2024 up 36.4% 30th Tenure status by level of disability (activity limitation) and 42.8% 2024 down 5.1% 47th Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP 3.5% 2024 up 84.2% 22nd Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) 20.1% 2024 up 71.8% 26th Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) 30.5% 2024 up 14.7% 34th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) 19.1% 2024 up 119.5% 4th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex 31.6% 2024 up 276.2% 3rd Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.0282 2024 down 39.1% 7th At-risk-of-poverty rate anchored at a fixed moment in time (2008) by 13.2% 2024 up 7.3% 9th Subjective poverty by sex and age 10.4% 2024 down 13.3% 37th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →