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

In 2024, Belgium's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion increased by 3.1% compared to 2023, reaching 60.6.

Belgium accounts for 83.5% of the EU-27 total of 72.6.

Belgium ranks 17th 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 12.2% (from 69.0 in 2019).

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