Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy was 83.95 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Switzerland, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Switzerland is 83.95 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Switzerland peaked at 83.95 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.69 years, in 1951.
That places Switzerland 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70.02 years | 68.69 years | 71.45 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 72.09 years | 71.29 years | 72.74 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.46 years | 73.12 years | 75.61 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.67 years | 75.59 years | 77.56 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.58 years | 77.39 years | 79.72 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.06 years | 79.83 years | 81.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.03 years | 82.29 years | 83.78 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.47 years | 83.06 years | 83.95 years | 4 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 46 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 50,404 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 46,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 48,830 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 45,585 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 47,356 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 44,375 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Switzerland?
- Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Switzerland was 83.95 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 83.95 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.69 years in 1951.
- How does Switzerland rank for share in poverty vs. life expectancy?
- Switzerland ranks 9th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in poverty vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.