At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents was 27.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
27.7%
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
29th
of 44 countries
All-time high
34.9%
in 2021
All-time low
22.4%
in 2003
Years of data
23
2003–2025
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Luxembourg, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Luxembourg stood at 27.7%.
That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Luxembourg peaked at 34.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2003.
Luxembourg ranks 29th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22.4% | — |
| 2004 | 28.1% | +25.4% |
| 2005 | 30.8% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 30.1% | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | +27.4% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 31.7% | +15.3% |
| 2024 | 30.4% | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 27.7% | -8.9% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 27.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.6%, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 27.7% 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 | 27.7% | 22.4% | 30.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 24.2% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 27.4% | 34.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 27 Ireland 28.3% compare
- 28 Finland 28.0% compare
- 30 Czechia 27.6% compare
- 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26.5% compare
- 31 United Kingdom 26.5% compare
More population data for Luxembourg
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2377 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.2169 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2377 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2412 % change on previous year (2100)
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection and NUTS 3 0.0556 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 781.91 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.7954 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 290.54 people per km² (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Luxembourg?
- At-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents in Luxembourg was 27.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2003.
- How does Luxembourg rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by citizenship of their parents?
- Luxembourg ranks 29th 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 Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).