Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita was 38.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Switzerland, 2007–2018
Source: UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 38.1% for share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland peaked at 38.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2008.
Switzerland ranks 8th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 31.2% | — |
| 2008 | 31.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.4% | 31.1% | 31.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 31.3% | 38.1% | 9 |
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- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 19,110 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 5.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.25 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 28,694 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual -0.0765 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.2079 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 23,855 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -0.531 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland?
- Share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland was 38.1% in 2018, according to UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2008.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 8th out of 67 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.