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

In 2024, Sweden's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion decreased by 3.2% compared to 2023, reaching 62.7.

Sweden accounts for 86.4% of the EU-27 total of 72.6.

Sweden ranks 13th 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 9.1% (from 69.0 in 2019).

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