One In 12 Swiss Residents Remain Below Poverty Line

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The 2023 poverty rate remained stable in Switzerland at 8.1%. Poverty particularly affects people living alone or in single-parent households with young children, the unemployed and those with fewer qualifications. This content was published on March 31, 2025 - 10:56 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

• Français fr Le taux de pauvreté est resté stable en Suisse en 2023, à 8,1% Original Read more: Le taux de pauvreté est resté stable en Suisse en 2023, à 8,1
• 日本語 ja スイス住民の12人に1人が貧困ラインを下回る Read more: スイス住民の12人に1人が貧困ラインを下回る
• 中文 zh 瑞士每12人就有1人处于贫困线以下 Read more: 瑞士每12人就有1人处于贫困线以

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The poverty rate in 2023 is roughly equivalent to that of the previous year (8.2%). The poverty rate among the employed population was 4.4% (176,000 people), higher than in previous years (2022: 3.8%; 2021: 4.2%), the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) said on Monday.

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The poverty threshold is defined on the basis of the standards of the Swiss Conference of Social Welfare Institutions (CSIAS). In 2023, it stood at an average of CHF2,315 per month for a single person and CHF4,051 for two adults living with two children.

In the 12 months preceding the survey, 6.3% of the population had fallen into at least two types of payment arrears, and 5.5% had had to forego important goods, services and social activities for financial reasons.

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