At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents was 38.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
38.7%
Change on year
up 5.4%
Rank
2nd
of 6 regions
All-time high
41.3%
in 2017
All-time low
36.0%
in 2019
Years of data
16
2010–2025
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 38.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 41.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 39.5% | — |
| 2011 | 40.5% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 38.2% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 40.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 37.2% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 38.4% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 37.4% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 36.7% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 38.7% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.1% | 36.0% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 36.7% | 38.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 Spain 54.2% compare
- 2 North Macedonia 52.6% compare
- 3 Türkiye 48.2% compare
- 4 France 46.5% compare
- 5 Montenegro 46.0% compare
More population data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 109.7 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.3% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 38.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2019.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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