Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Switzerland
Switzerland: Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure was 13.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Switzerland stood at 13.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Switzerland peaked at 13.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2021.
That places Switzerland 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8.3% | — |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +32.5% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.3% | 10.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 7.9% | 13.0% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 13.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 102,244 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1204 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 13,821 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1001 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Switzerland?
- Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure in Switzerland was 13.0% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2021.
- How does Switzerland rank for persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure?
- Switzerland ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to regularly participate in a leisure activity by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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