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

In 2024, Estonia's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion decreased by 9.8% compared to 2023, reaching 49.5.

Estonia accounts for 68.2% of the EU-27 total of 72.6.

Estonia ranks 21st 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 16.2% (from 59.1 in 2019).

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