Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Switzerland
Switzerland: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 0.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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
In 2022, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Switzerland stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 99.5% on the previous year and up 160.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Switzerland peaked at 1.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.
Switzerland ranks 115th of 120 countries on this measure, 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 $10 a day in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1.0% | — |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -46.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +75.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -51.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -54.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +30.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -37.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +139.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +105.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +70.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -77.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +99.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 18% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- 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)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Switzerland?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Switzerland was 0.3% 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 $10 a day recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- How does Switzerland rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Switzerland ranks 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 $10 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 $10 per day.