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

In 2021, Romania's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion increased by 2.0% compared to 2020, reaching 124.5.

Romania accounts for 169.4% of the EU-27 total of 73.5.

Romania ranks 1st 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 25.9% (from 168.0 in 2016).

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