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
8th
Sweden rank
7th
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 8th and Sweden ranks 7th of 46 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 | 29.45 | 33.85 | 4.4 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 34.65 | 51.32 | 16.67 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 37.32 | 44.68 | 7.37 | 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 8th and Sweden ranks 7th of 46 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.