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Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children (% of population ages 0-17) by country

The percentage of children who are multidimensionally poor

Countries reporting
36
Highest
52.6%
Mexico
Lowest
12.0%
Slovenia
Median
22.8%
Years covered
11
2010–2020
Data points
371

What the numbers show

Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children (% of population ages 0-17) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 52.6% in Mexico; the lowest is 12.0% in Slovenia.

The median across all reporting countries is 22.8%, and the mean is 24.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 17.1%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 56.6%).

Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mexico 52.6% 2020 down 2.0% falling
2 Turkey 48.9% 2020 down 31.1% falling
3 North Macedonia 45.3% 2018 down 15.0% falling
4 El Salvador 39.6% 2019 down 17.0% falling
5 Montenegro 37.9% 2020 down 11.2% falling
6 Romania 36.1% 2020 down 24.9% falling
7 Bulgaria 32.8% 2020 down 34.1% falling
8 Spain 31.2% 2020 down 6.3% falling
9 Greece 30.5% 2020 up 6.3% flat
10 Serbia 29.0% 2020 down 31.4% falling
11 Italy 27.7% 2019 down 6.1% flat
12 Costa Rica 27.6% 2019 down 27.6% falling
13 Germany 25.4% 2020 up 17.1% flat
14 Ireland 24.2% 2020 down 29.0% falling
15 Luxembourg 23.5% 2020 up 5.4% flat
16 Cyprus 23.4% 2020 up 7.3% flat
17 Dominican Republic 23.1% 2019 down 48.3% falling
18 Austria 22.9% 2020 up 2.2% falling
19 Lithuania 22.7% 2020 down 36.6% falling
20 Malta 22.1% 2020 down 17.2% falling
21 France 21.0% 2020 down 8.3% flat
22 Belgium 19.9% 2020 down 14.2% falling
23 Croatia 19.7% 2020 down 33.0% falling
24 Sweden 19.3% 2020 up 0.5% rising
25 Latvia 19.2% 2020 down 56.6% falling
26 Slovakia 19.0% 2020 down 24.9% falling
27 Hungary 18.0% 2020 down 54.7% falling
28 Estonia 17.8% 2020 down 25.8% falling
29 Netherlands 16.5% 2020 down 2.4% falling
30 Norway 16.0% 2020 up 9.6% rising
31 Finland 15.1% 2020 up 6.3% flat
32 Poland 14.8% 2020 down 51.9% falling
33 Iceland 13.1% 2018 down 22.5% falling
34 Czechia 13.0% 2020 down 31.2% falling
35 Denmark 12.7% 2020 down 15.9% falling
36 Slovenia 12.0% 2020 down 21.1% falling

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About this data

Indicator
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, children (% of population ages 0-17)
Unit
% of population ages 0-17
Source
Government statistical agencies. Data for EU countires are from the EUROSTAT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 371 data points, 2010–2020
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The percentage of children who are multidimensionally poor