Andrzej Buła· PPE

Nuanced

Among children the indicator is even higher, reaching almost 24%

Omissions

• The figure of 24.2% refers to the AROPE (At Risk of Poverty or Social Exclusion) indicator, which is broader than income poverty alone—it includes severe material deprivation and very low work intensity. The strict 'at risk of poverty' rate (income below 60% of median) for children was lower at approximately 19.8% in 2024.
• Source publication date (May 28, 2025) is after the session date (February 11, 2026), but the data refers to 2024, which the MEP could have known about.
• The data represents children under 18 years of age.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat - 24% of EU children at poverty risk or social exclusionIn 2024, 19.5 million children in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, representing 24.2% of children under the age of 18
• PrimaryEurostat - Children material deprivation statisticsIn 2024, 13.6% of children (aged less than 16 years) in the EU were materially deprived