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

In 2020, Belgium's children (aged less than 18) at risk of poverty or social exclusion decreased by 4.8% compared to 2019, reaching 65.7.

Belgium accounts for 90.9% of the EU-27 total of 72.3.

Belgium 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 fallen by 9.1% (from 72.3 in 2015).

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