Netherlands vs Portugal: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents
Netherlands
31.0%
in 2025
Portugal
33.7%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
19th
Portugal rank
16th
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents over time
- Netherlands
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 33.7% against 31.0% in Netherlands, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Portugal'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 Portugal ahead.
Netherlands ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 16th of 44 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 22.8% | 3.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 34.3% | 11.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 30.2% | 4.7% | 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, Netherlands or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 33.7% 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 Netherlands and Portugal?
- 2.7%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- Netherlands ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 16th 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.