Italy vs Sweden: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents
Italy
36.0%
in 2025
Sweden
45.8%
in 2025
Italy rank
9th
Sweden rank
6th
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 45.8% against 36.0% in Italy, a difference of 9.8%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 6th of 44 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.3% | 33.9% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 51.3% | 11.2% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 44.7% | 5.0% | 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, Italy or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 45.8% against 36.0% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents between Italy and Sweden?
- 9.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- Italy ranks 9th 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.