The UK has a higher proportion of children living in poverty than Poland, Ireland and the OECD average
% children aged 0-17 living in households in relative income poverty, 2017 or latest previous year
per cent of Children
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Finland
3.3%
Iceland
5.8
Norway
7.7
Poland
9.3
Ireland
10.0
Germany
12.3
Australia
12.5
OECD average
13.1
Canada
14.2
UK
17.5
United States
20.9
China
33.1