Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Switzerland
Switzerland: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Switzerland, 1982–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0% for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Switzerland peaked at 0.6% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
That places Switzerland 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.6% | — |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -80.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -63.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -68.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +291.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -83.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +308.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -44.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%. (42 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +308.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2008 | +291.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
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More reference data data for Switzerland
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Switzerland?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Switzerland was 0.0% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1982.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Switzerland rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Switzerland ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.