France vs Spain: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents
France
46.5%
in 2025
Spain
54.2%
in 2025
France rank
4th
Spain rank
1st
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 54.2% against 46.5% in France, a difference of 7.7%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times France's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
France ranks 4th and Spain ranks 1st of 44 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4% | 47.9% | 13.5% | Spain |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 55.2% | 10.9% | Spain |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 56.8% | 12.0% | Spain |
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, France or Spain?
- Spain, at 54.2% against 46.5% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents between France and Spain?
- 7.7%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- France ranks 4th and Spain ranks 1st 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.