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

In 2025, Ireland's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion increased by 13.4% compared to 2024, reaching 71.1.

Ireland accounts for 97.5% of the EU-27 total of 72.9.

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 grown by 5.8% (from 67.2 in 2020).

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