Children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion

In 2021, Belgium's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion decreased by 4.6% compared to 2020, reaching 62.7.

Belgium accounts for 85.3% of the EU-27 total of 73.5.

Belgium ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 11.1% (from 70.5 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_lm412, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.