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

In 2024, Ireland's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion decreased by 14.0% compared to 2023, reaching 62.7.

Ireland accounts for 86.4% of the EU-27 total of 72.6.

Ireland ranks 14th 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 16.7% (from 75.3 in 2019).

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