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

In 2024, Romania's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion decreased by 13.3% compared to 2023, reaching 101.4.

Romania accounts for 139.7% of the EU-27 total of 72.6.

Romania ranks 3rd 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 13.6% (from 117.3 in 2019).

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