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

In 2025, Slovakia's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion increased by 0.4% compared to 2024, reaching 68.1.

Slovakia accounts for 93.4% of the EU-27 total of 72.9.

Slovakia ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 23.4% (from 55.2 in 2020).

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