Austria vs Sweden: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents
Austria
40.1%
in 2025
Sweden
45.8%
in 2025
Austria rank
7th
Sweden rank
6th
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 45.8% against 40.1% in Austria, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 6th of 44 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4% | 33.9% | 4.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 51.3% | 16.7% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 44.7% | 7.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents, Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 45.8% against 40.1% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents between Austria and Sweden?
- 5.7%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- Austria ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 6th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.