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

In 2025, France's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion increased by 5.0% compared to 2024, reaching 82.5.

France accounts for 113.2% of the EU-27 total of 72.9.

France ranks 5th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 16.5% (from 70.8 in 2020).

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