Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Switzerland
Switzerland: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week was 7.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Switzerland is 7.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Switzerland peaked at 7.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2017.
Switzerland ranks 30th of 47 countries on this measure, 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 spend a small amount of money each week in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.1% | — |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.8% | 7.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.9% | 7.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 spend a small amount of money each week in Switzerland?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Switzerland was 7.6% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2017.
- How does Switzerland rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- Switzerland ranks 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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 spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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