Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Switzerland
Switzerland: Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization was 10.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Switzerland, 2010–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 10.2 for subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Switzerland peaked at 17.2 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.2, in 2024.
That places Switzerland 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.3 | — |
| 2011 | 13.3 | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 14.5 | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 13.3 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 13.6 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 14.4 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 17.2 | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 12.7 | -26.2% |
| 2018 | 13 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 13.5 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 12 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 11.6 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 11.5 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 10.4 | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 10.2 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.68 | 11.3 | 17.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.14 | 10.2 | 12 | 5 |
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More urban development data for Switzerland
- Population in the largest city 18.7% (2025)
- Population density 224.98 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 8.32 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.16 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.46 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.8141 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 36.23 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.46 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 1.37 Tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Switzerland?
- Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization in Switzerland was 10.2 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by degree of urbanization recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2 in 2016.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by degree of urbanization recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2 in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for subjective poverty by degree of urbanization?
- Switzerland ranks 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is subjective poverty by degree of urbanization rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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