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

In 2024, Portugal's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion decreased by 8.4% compared to 2023, reaching 62.1.

Portugal accounts for 85.5% of the EU-27 total of 72.6.

Portugal ranks 16th 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 5.5% (from 65.7 in 2019).

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