Child poverty in Europe

More than one in four (26.9%) children aged 0-17 were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the European Union in 2015*. Rates ranged from below 14% in Norway to almost 47% in Romania

Child population at risk of poverty (2015, percent)
Romania 46.8
Bulgaria 43.7
Serbia 41.8
Greece 37.8
Hungary 36.1
Spain 34.4
Italy 33.5
Lithuania 32.7
Latvia 31.3
Ireland 30.3
UK 30.3
Portugal 29.6
Cyprus 28.9
Croatia 28.2
Malta 28.2
EU 28 26.9
Poland  26.6
Slovakia 24.9 
Belgium   23.3
Luxembourg 23.0 
Estonia 22.5
Austria  22.3
France  21.2
Czech Rep. 18.5
Germany  18.5
Switzerland 17.3
Netherlands 16.8
Slovenia 16.6
Denmark 15.7
Finland 14.9
Iceland 14.6
Sweden 14.0
Norway 13.7

Largest increases since 2010
Greece 9.1%
Cyprus 7.1%
Italy 4.0%

*Most recent year with full data set

Source: Eurostat, Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion