Severe material and social deprivation rate for children (aged less than 18) by sex

In 2024, Cyprus's severe material and social deprivation rate for children (aged less than 18) by sex increased by 46.4% compared to 2023, reaching 12.3.

Cyprus accounts for 51.9% of the EU-27 total of 23.7.

Cyprus ranks 19th 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 25.5% (from 16.5 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_spi120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.