Finland vs Ireland: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents
Finland
28.0%
in 2025
Ireland
28.3%
in 2025
Finland rank
28th
Ireland rank
27th
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents over time
- Finland
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 28.3% against 28.0% in Finland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 28th and Ireland ranks 27th of 44 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 21.3% | 11.8% | Finland |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 19.0% | 8.3% | Finland |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.5% | 0.1% | Ireland |
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, Finland or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 28.3% against 28.0% in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents between Finland and Ireland?
- 0.3%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- Finland ranks 28th and Ireland ranks 27th 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.