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

In 2025, Estonia's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion increased by 17.6% compared to 2024, reaching 58.2.

Estonia accounts for 79.8% of the EU-27 total of 72.9.

Estonia ranks 16th 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 11.5% (from 52.2 in 2020).

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