Socio-demographic data of social assistance recipients

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More than half (55.6%) of social assistance recipients in the refugee sector are children and young adults between the ages of 18 and 25. The proportion (55.8%) of men is higher than that of women. Most of the cases (60.9%) are single-person cases.

SH-FlüStat: key socio-demographic figures, 2020

                                           
 Total   statistics      
Refugees (B) up to 5 years in Switzerland
Provisionally admitted (F) up to 7 years in Switzerland

Age groups            

0-17 years = 39.9%

18-25 years = 15.7%

26-35 years = 25.5%

36-45 years = 13.0%

46 years and more = 5.8%