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

In 2024, Cyprus's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion decreased by 13.5% compared to 2023, reaching 44.4.

Cyprus accounts for 61.2% of the EU-27 total of 72.6.

Cyprus ranks 26th 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 33.0% (from 66.3 in 2019).

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