In 2020, 24.2% of children and teenagers (less than 18 years old) in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion compared with 21.7% of adults (18 to 64 years old) and 20.4% of older people (65 years old or over), according to data presented in a press release by Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU.
In the case of Cyprus, 19.0% of children and teenagers were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, compared with 22.5% of those aged over 65.
Among the EU countries, Romania recorded the highest rate of children at risk of poverty or social exclusion (41.5%) in 2020, followed by Bulgaria (36.2%), Spain (31.8%) and Greece (31.5%).
The lowest percentages were recorded in Slovenia (12.1%), Czechia (12.9%), Denmark (13.5%) and Finland (14.5%).
In its press release, Eurostat also focuses on the factors that influenced t
Source: Cyprus News Agency