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

In 2025, Romania's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion decreased by 4.1% compared to 2024, reaching 97.2.

Romania accounts for 133.3% of the EU-27 total of 72.9.

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 20.4% (from 122.1 in 2020).

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