Published by: Federal Statistical Office
In European comparison, the overall standard of living and satisfaction with life in Switzerland remain at a high level. Nevertheless, 8.5% of the population or some 720 000 people were affected by income poverty in 2020. These are some of the findings from the 2020 Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) conducted by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). The results describe the situation before and at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Documents and files
Press release 17.02.2022
Income, poverty and living conditions 2020
Living conditions in Switzerland among the best in Europe
Publication 17.02.2022
Quality report SILC 2020
based on EU-SILC cross-sectional data, Switzerland
FSO-No: be-e-20-quality_report-2020
Table 17.02.2022
Material deprivation in Europe
Observation period: 2007-2020
Diagram 17.02.2022
At-risk-of poverty rates before and after social transfers
European comparison
Observation period: 2020
FSO-No: gr-e-20.03.02.04.02
Diagram 17.02.2022
At-risk-of-poverty rate among employed persons
European comparison
Observation period: 2020
FSO-No: gr-e-20.03.02.02.04eu-je
Diagram 17.02.2022
At-risk-of-poverty rate in Europe
Observation period: 2020
FSO-No: gr-e-20.03.02-rpau
Diagram 17.02.2022
At-risk-of-poverty threshold for a single person in Europe
Observation period: 2020
FSO-No: gr-e-20.03.02-spau
Diagram 17.02.2022
Evolution of the poverty rate, total population and employed persons
Observation period: 2014-2020
FSO-No: gr-e-20.03.02.01.02evo-je
Diagram 17.02.2022
Material deprivation rate in Europe
Observation period: 2020
FSO-No: gr-e-20.03.02-priv
Diagram 17.02.2022
Median equivalised disposable income in Europe
Observation period: 2020
FSO-No: gr-e-20.03.01-minc
Diagram 17.02.2022
Percentage of the population living in Europe in a household with difficulty or great difficulty to make ends meet
Observation period: 2020
FSO-No: gr-e-20.03.04-zkeu
Diagram 17.02.2022
Persons affected by poverty over a four-year period
By number of years, in % of the population
Observation period: 2017-2020
FSO-No: gr-e-20.03.02.05.01
Diagram 17.02.2022
Poverty rates
By different characteristics
Observation period: 2020
FSO-No: gr-e-20.03.02.01.01-je
Diagram 17.02.2022
Poverty rates before and after social transfers
Total population
Observation period: 2020
FSO-No: gr-e-20.03.02.04
Diagram 17.02.2022
Poverty rates before and after social transfers
By different characteristics
Observation period: 2020
FSO-No: gr-e-20.03.02.04.01
Diagram 17.02.2022
S80/S20 equivalised disposable income quintile share ratio in Europe
Observation period: 2020
FSO-No: gr-e-20.03.01-s2080
Diagram 17.02.2022
Satisfaction in different areas of life
Observation period: 2020
FSO-No: gr-e-20.03.04.01.02-dsat
Diagram 17.02.2022
Severe material deprivation rate among employed persons
European comparison
Observation period: 2020
FSO-No: gr-e-20.03.02.03.04eu-je
Diagram 17.02.2022
Standard of living and inequality of distribution of income for a selection of European countries
Observation period: 2020
FSO-No: gr-e-20.03.01.01
Map 17.02.2022
Duration of risk of poverty
Observation period: 2017-2020
Infographic 17.02.2022
Poverty and material deprivation
Observation period: 2020
