At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents (population aged 0 to 17) by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
54.2%
Spain
Lowest
9.7%
Hungary
Median
29.8%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
891
What the numbers show
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents (population aged 0 to 17) is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 54.2% in Spain; the lowest is 9.7% in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is 29.8%, and the mean is 30.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 290.8%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 63.4%).
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 54.2% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 52.6% | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 48.2% | 2025 | up 262.4% | rising |
| 4 | France | 46.5% | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 5 | Montenegro | 46.0% | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 6 | Sweden | 45.8% | 2025 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 7 | Austria | 40.1% | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 8 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 38.7% | 2021 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 9 | Italy | 36.0% | 2025 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 35.8% | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Lithuania | 35.8% | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Estonia | 35.0% | 2025 | up 35.7% | falling |
| 12 | Estonia | 35.0% | 2025 | up 35.7% | falling |
| 14 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 34.6% | 2019 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 15 | Serbia | 33.9% | 2025 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 33.7% | 2025 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 32.6% | 2025 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 18 | Greece | 31.1% | 2025 | down 40.6% | flat |
| 19 | Netherlands | 31.0% | 2025 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 31.0% | 2025 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 30.0% | 2025 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 30.0% | 2025 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 29.6% | 2025 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 23 | Switzerland | 29.6% | 2024 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 25 | Slovenia | 28.8% | 2025 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 25 | Slovenia | 28.8% | 2025 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 27 | Ireland | 28.3% | 2025 | up 19.4% | flat |
| 28 | Finland | 28.0% | 2025 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 27.7% | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 30 | Czechia | 27.6% | 2025 | up 29.6% | falling |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 26.5% | 2018 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 31 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 26.5% | 2018 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 33 | Poland | 25.4% | 2025 | up 290.8% | falling |
| 33 | Poland | 25.4% | 2025 | up 290.8% | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 24.7% | 2025 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 35 | Croatia | 24.7% | 2025 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 37 | Cyprus | 22.7% | 2025 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 38 | Denmark | 20.9% | 2025 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 39 | Norway | 20.7% | 2025 | up 22.5% | flat |
| 40 | Malta | 19.3% | 2025 | down 40.6% | rising |
| 41 | Iceland | 18.4% | 2020 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 42 | Latvia | 14.0% | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 42 | Latvia | 14.0% | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 44 | Hungary | 9.7% | 2025 | down 63.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.