At-risk-of poverty rate for children (aged less than 18) by sex

In 2021, Portugal's at-risk-of poverty rate for children (aged less than 18) by sex increased by 6.8% compared to 2020, reaching 61.2.

Portugal accounts for 104.1% of the EU-27 total of 58.8.

Portugal ranks 7th 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 8.9% (from 67.2 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_spi110, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.