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

In 2021, Ireland's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion increased by 4.9% compared to 2020, reaching 70.5.

Ireland accounts for 95.9% of the EU-27 total of 73.5.

Ireland ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 12.3% (from 80.4 in 2016).

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