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

In 2021, Portugal's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion increased by 4.6% compared to 2020, reaching 68.7.

Portugal accounts for 93.5% of the EU-27 total of 73.5.

Portugal ranks 11th 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 16.7% (from 82.5 in 2016).

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