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

In 2023, Portugal's at-risk-of poverty rate for children (aged less than 18) by sex increased by 11.9% compared to 2022, reaching 62.1.

Portugal accounts for 106.2% of the EU-27 total of 58.5.

Portugal 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 grown by 8.9% (from 57.0 in 2018).

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