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

In 2021, Germany's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion increased by 6.3% compared to 2020, reaching 71.1.

Germany accounts for 96.7% of the EU-27 total of 73.5.

Germany ranks 8th 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 15.0% (from 61.8 in 2016).

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