Germany vs Netherlands: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents
Germany
32.6%
in 2025
Netherlands
31.0%
in 2025
Germany rank
17th
Netherlands rank
19th
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Germany currently reports 32.6% against 31.0% in Netherlands, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 19th of 44 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.7% | 19.0% | 6.7% | Germany |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 23.4% | 1.8% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 34.9% | 5.5% | Netherlands |
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, Germany or Netherlands?
- Germany, at 32.6% against 31.0% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents between Germany and Netherlands?
- 1.6%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- Germany ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 19th 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.