Data as of 2021 for: Germany. Data as of 2022 for: Austria, Belgium, Chile, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, and Turkey. Data as of 2023 for: Canada, Costa Rica, Finland, Latvia, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States.
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Proportion of children living in poverty worldwide 2023, by country
In 2023, Costa Rica ranked first by proportion of children living in poverty among the 34 countries presented in the ranking. Costa Rica's share amounted to percent, while Israel (2022) and the United States (2023), the second and third countries, had records amounting to percent and percent, respectively.
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OECD. (January 23, 2025). Proportion of children living in poverty worldwide in 2023, by selected country [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/264424/child-poverty-in-oecd-countries/
OECD. "Proportion of children living in poverty worldwide in 2023, by selected country." Chart. January 23, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/264424/child-poverty-in-oecd-countries/
OECD. (2025). Proportion of children living in poverty worldwide in 2023, by selected country. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/264424/child-poverty-in-oecd-countries/
OECD. "Proportion of Children Living in Poverty Worldwide in 2023, by Selected Country." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 23 Jan 2025, /statistics/264424/child-poverty-in-oecd-countries/
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Proportion of children living in poverty worldwide in 2023, by selected country [Graph], OECD, January 23, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/264424/child-poverty-in-oecd-countries/
