At-risk-of-poverty rate among children in Iceland 2013-2018, by birthplace of parents

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 5, 2024

Between 2013 and 2014, the at-risk-of-poverty rate for children in Iceland with parents born outside of the country was lower than for children with parents born in Iceland. However, since 2015, the rate has been higher among children with foreign-born parents. In 2018, more than 13 percent of the children with foreign-born parents were at risk of poverty, whereas just below 10 percent of the children with Icelandic-born parents were at the same risk.

At-risk-of-poverty rate among children in Iceland from 2013 to 2018, by parents' country of birth

Characteristic	Iceland	Foreign country
2018	9.9%	13.3%
2017	10.9%	13.6%
2016	9.4%	15.6%
2015	10.1%	16.1%
2014	10.2%	7.3%
2013	12.2%	11.1%

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Release date

October 2021

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Region

Iceland

Survey time period

2013 to 2018

Age group

0-17 years

Special properties

EU28 countries

Supplementary notes

The total disposable income of a household is calculated by adding together the personal income received by all of household members plus income received at household level. Missing income information is imputed.

Disposable household income includes:
- all income from work (employee wages and self-employment earnings)
- private income from investment and property
- transfers between households
- all social transfers received in cash including old-age pensions

To take into account the impact of differences in household size and composition, the total disposable household income is "equivalised".

A 'private household' means "a person living alone or a group of people who live together in the same private dwelling and share expenditures, including the joint provision of the essentials of living".

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