Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Switzerland
Switzerland: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 11.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Switzerland, 1982–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Switzerland is 11.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Switzerland peaked at 11.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2004.
That places Switzerland 59th out of 130 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 9.1% | — |
| 1992 | 10.0% | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +28.7% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +6.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 11.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 11.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.7% | 11.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.5% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.4% | 11.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More infrastructure data for Switzerland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.47 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.73 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 30.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3031 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.73 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Switzerland?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Switzerland was 11.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2004.
- How does Switzerland rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Switzerland ranks 59th out of 130 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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