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

In 2025, Sweden's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion increased by 12.0% compared to 2024, reaching 70.2.

Sweden accounts for 96.3% of the EU-27 total of 72.9.

Sweden ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 15.8% (from 60.6 in 2020).

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