Where are children more vulnerable to poverty in the EU?
In 2024, children faced a higher risk of poverty or social exclusion than adults. However, there was a small decrease of 0.6% in the number of children facing this risk in the EU from 2023 to 2024.
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In 2024, children faced a higher risk of poverty or social exclusion than adults. However, there was a small decrease of 0.6% in the number of children facing this risk in the EU from 2023 to 2024.
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00:00Where are children more vulnerable to poverty in the EU?
00:07In 2024, 19.5 million children in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
00:15Between 2023 and 2024, the percentage of children at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU
00:22slightly decreased from 24.8% to 24.2%.
00:28At the country level, Bulgaria reported the highest rates in 2024 at 35.1%.
00:35This was followed by Spain at 34.6% and Romania at 33.8%.
00:41By contrast, Slovenia, Cyprus and Czechia recorded the lowest figures.
00:46Italy was the only EU country that did not experience any change, remaining steady at 27.1%.
00:54Children whose parents attained a higher education level were less likely to be at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
01:02In 2024, 61.2% of children in the EU living with parents who had at most lower secondary education were at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
01:13For those with parents who attained tertiary education, the proportion was 11%.
01:18This resulted in a risk gap of 50.2 percentage points based on parents' education levels.
01:24At the national level, the gap was above 50 percentage points in 16 EU countries.