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

In 2024, Denmark's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion increased by 3.9% compared to 2023, reaching 47.7.

Denmark accounts for 65.7% of the EU-27 total of 72.6.

Denmark ranks 23rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 15.2% (from 41.4 in 2019).

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