At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Czechia
Czechia: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents was 27.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
27.6%
Change on year
up 67.3%
World rank
30th
of 44 countries
All-time high
30.4%
in 2005
All-time low
3.9%
in 2020
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Czechia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 27.6% for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in 2025.
That represents a change of up 67.3% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Czechia peaked at 30.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2020.
That places Czechia 30th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.4% | — |
| 2006 | 21.6% | -28.9% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -73.7% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | +293.2% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -70.3% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | +246.4% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | +34.7% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -47.4% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -69.5% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | +78.3% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -52.4% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +217.9% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +68.5% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | -25.3% |
| 2025 | 27.6% | +67.3% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 27.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.6%, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 27.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.8%, 96% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.7% | 21.6% | 30.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 4.6% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 3.9% | 27.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 27 Ireland 28.3% compare
- 28 Finland 28.0% compare
- 29 Luxembourg 27.7% compare
- 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26.5% compare
- 31 United Kingdom 26.5% compare
- 33 Poland 25.4% compare
- 33 Poland 25.4% compare
More population data for Czechia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1775 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 10,577 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.0179 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0094 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 106.6 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 351,331 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Czechia?
- At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Czechia was 27.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2020.
- How does Czechia rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- Czechia ranks 30th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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