Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Switzerland
Switzerland: Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population was 7.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Switzerland, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 7.6% for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Switzerland peaked at 8.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2021.
That places Switzerland 40th out of 49 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7.7% | — |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -19.7% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +8.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 7.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.4%, 53% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 7.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 65% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.6% | 8.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.9% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.8% | 7.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Switzerland?
- Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population in Switzerland was 7.6% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2021.
- How does Switzerland rank for overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population?
- Switzerland ranks 40th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by income quintile - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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