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

In 2021, Malta's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion increased by 4.0% compared to 2020, reaching 69.6.

Malta accounts for 94.7% of the EU-27 total of 73.5.

Malta ranks 10th 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 2.1% (from 71.1 in 2016).

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