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

In 2021, Italy's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion increased by 2.8% compared to 2020, reaching 89.1.

Italy accounts for 121.2% of the EU-27 total of 73.5.

Italy 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 fallen by 9.2% (from 98.1 in 2016).

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