Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits in Switzerland
Switzerland: Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits was 20 Hours per week in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
20 Hours per week
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 31 countries
All-time high
24 Hours per week
in 2010
All-time low
20 Hours per week
in 2024
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Switzerland, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 20 Hours per week for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Switzerland peaked at 24 Hours per week in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20 Hours per week, in 2024.
That places Switzerland 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Hours per week | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21 Hours per week | — |
| 2002 | 21 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22 Hours per week | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 22 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23 Hours per week | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 24 Hours per week | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23 Hours per week | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 24 Hours per week | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23 Hours per week | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 23 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22 Hours per week | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 22 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20 Hours per week | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 20 Hours per week is above the median for high income countries, which is 20 Hours per week, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 20 Hours per week is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20 Hours per week, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.56 Hours per week | 21 Hours per week | 23 Hours per week | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.7 Hours per week | 23 Hours per week | 24 Hours per week | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.33 Hours per week | 20 Hours per week | 22 Hours per week | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 8 Türkiye 8 Hours per week compare
- 8 Austria 23 Hours per week compare
- 9 Spain 21 Hours per week compare
- 10 Italy 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Romania 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Canada 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Hungary 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Portugal 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 OECD 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Bulgaria 20 Hours per week compare
More economy & growth data for Switzerland
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6894 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0124 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,418 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5961 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1,035 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Switzerland?
- Hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Switzerland was 20 Hours per week in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 24 Hours per week in 2010.
- What is the lowest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 Hours per week in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Switzerland ranks 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.