Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Switzerland
Switzerland: Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure was 12.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 12.4% for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 21.6% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Switzerland peaked at 12.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2014.
That places Switzerland 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8.0% | — |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +21.4% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | +21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.6% | 8.0% | 9.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 8.0% | 12.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 12 France 13.8% compare
- 13 Spain 13.4% compare
- 14 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 12.5% compare
- 16 Germany 11.7% compare
- 17 Malta 11.5% compare
- 18 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 11.2% compare
More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0651 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,038 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,842 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Switzerland?
- Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Switzerland was 12.4% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2014.
- How does Switzerland rank for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure?
- Switzerland ranks 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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