Where to find child poverty estimates?
There are several places where you can find data on the different child poverty measures. Here are some:
Child poverty estimates – as nationally defined
How to use the SDG database? Select the indicator of interest in ´Data Series´ (e.g. 1.1.1, 1.2.1 or 1.2.2 - see below) > if you want to, select a country, a region(s) and/or a time period > click on ´Show Results´ > click on the ´+´ next to the indicator at the bottom of the page > click on ´Download XLS´ > in the downloaded excel file, use the Age column to filter the results for children
Indicator 1.2.2 Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) – disaggregated data is available for children
Indicator 1.2.2 Proportion of children living in child-specific multidimensional poverty (%) (different to the above, this refers to a child specific measure, where the child is the unit of analysis)
Notes: The compiled data for 1.2.2 inidcators are not intended to be comparable across countries due to different national definitions. The age band for children can vary (e.g. 0-15 or 0-18). Currently there is no disaggregated child data available for Indicator 1.2.1 ´Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%)´.
Children in multi-dimensional poverty - scroll down to map ´How are countries doing in tracking SDG 1.2.2?´ (based on National and Regional Child Poverty Reports)
Child poverty estimates – based on global/regional definitions/benchmarks, for international/regional comparison (these can differ from nationally defined child poverty estimates)
Indicator 1.1.1 Proportion of population below international poverty line (%) – disaggregated data is available for children under 15
Global Trends in Child Monetary Poverty According to International Poverty Lines (includes data on the share of children living in monetary poor households in 2022, available for the $2.15, $3.65 and $6.85 poverty lines) – see appendix table 31
UNICEF Data Warehouse – click on ´Child Poverty´ and select the indicator of interest
Child Benefits Tracker (includes estimates of both monetary and multi dimensional child poverty) - go to ´Countries´ and select your country of interest (see for example Angola)
Child Atlas – under ´Main Topic´ select ´Multidimenionsal Child Poverty´ (you can also select a secondary topic, such as climate risks for example, to see the correlation with child poverty)
Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2023 (includes data on children in multidimensionally poor households) – scroll down and click on ´Data Table 3: Age results 2023´
High-income countries:
OECD - Income Distribution Database: Children living in relative income poverty
Child Poverty in the Midst of Wealth - Innocenti Report Card 18 - see Figure 1 of report for share of children in relative income poverty