Children with at least one parent born outside the EU by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17) by country
Countries reporting
39
Highest
35.5%
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.5%
Romania
Median
15.4%
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
443
What the numbers show
Children with at least one parent born outside the EU by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 35.5% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.5% in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.4%, and the mean is 16.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 71.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 342.9%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 40.0%).
Children with at least one parent born outside the EU by at risk of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 35.5% | 2025 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 2 | Switzerland | 35.3% | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 3 | Sweden | 33.2% | 2025 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 30.4% | 2025 | up 192.3% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 30.3% | 2025 | up 90.6% | rising |
| 6 | Malta | 29.9% | 2025 | up 162.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Norway | 28.1% | 2025 | up 198.9% | rising |
| 8 | Austria | 27.8% | 2025 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 9 | Belgium | 25.8% | 2025 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 25.1% | 2025 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 11 | France | 24.0% | 2025 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 12 | Cyprus | 23.4% | 2025 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 21.9% | 2025 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 20.0% | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 20.0% | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 19.0% | 2025 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 17 | Estonia | 15.9% | 2025 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 17 | Estonia | 15.9% | 2025 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 19 | Iceland | 15.8% | 2021 | up 90.4% | rising |
| 20 | Slovenia | 15.4% | 2025 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 20 | Slovenia | 15.4% | 2025 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 22 | Croatia | 15.2% | 2025 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 22 | Croatia | 15.2% | 2025 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 24 | Finland | 15.1% | 2025 | up 164.9% | rising |
| 25 | Denmark | 14.5% | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 26 | Greece | 13.2% | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 27 | Czechia | 6.2% | 2025 | up 158.3% | rising |
| 28 | Serbia | 6.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Latvia | 5.2% | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 29 | Latvia | 5.2% | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 3.1% | 2025 | up 342.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Poland | 3.1% | 2025 | up 342.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Slovakia | 2.9% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Slovakia | 2.9% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 2.3% | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 35 | Hungary | 2.3% | 2025 | up 228.6% | rising |
| 37 | Türkiye | 2.0% | 2025 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 39 | Romania | 0.5% | 2025 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.