Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area in Switzerland
Switzerland: Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area was 83.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area in Switzerland stood at 83.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area in Switzerland peaked at 88.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 83.9%, in 2024.
That places Switzerland 6th out of 22 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 85.7% | — |
| 2015 | 84.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 88.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.3% | 84.2% | 88.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 83.9% | 88.8% | 5 |
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 population that feel safe walking alone around the area in Switzerland?
- Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area in Switzerland was 83.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.9% in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area?
- Switzerland ranks 6th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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