Child poverty in OECD countries

Among the OECD countries, Costa Rica had the highest share of children living in poverty, reaching 27.3 percent in 2020. Türkiye followed with a share of 22.4 percent of children living in poverty, while 22 percent of children in Israel did the same. On the other hand, only 2.4 percent of children in Finland were living in poverty.

Proportion of children living in poverty in the OECD countries in 2020

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2020 or most recent available

Age group

Up to 17 years of age

Supplementary notes

The acronym OECD stands for Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The source defines poverty as an income, that lies below the 50 percent median of the particular weighted net equivalent income of the country.

The source adds the following information: 'Survey estimates for 2020 should be treated with caution, as in most countries the survey fieldwork was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.'

*2019 data
**2018 data

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