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

In 2025, Netherlands's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion decreased by 19.6% compared to 2024, reaching 38.1.

Netherlands accounts for 52.3% of the EU-27 total of 72.9.

Netherlands ranks 26th 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 19.6% (from 47.4 in 2020).

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