→ At the bottom of the chart, the five countries with orange bars saw increases in poverty of more than 10 per cent, of which the highest rise was in the United Kingdom (20 per cent). → On average, 8 per cent fewer children were in poverty in 2019–2021 than in 2012–2014 across these 40 countries. This is equivalent to around 6 million children out of a total child population of 291 million. There were still over 69 million children in poverty at the end of this period. Figure 14. Change in child income poverty rates, 2012–2014 to 2019–2021 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Türkiye Australia Denmark Luxembourg Cyprus Germany Austria Norway Switzerland France Iceland United Kingdom -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 Sources: See Technical Appendix Poland Slovenia Latvia Lithuania Republic of Korea Estonia Canada Romania Portugal Croatia Japan Ireland Malta Greece Belgium Czechia New Zealand Bulgaria Mexico Chile United States Slovakia Spain Sweden Colombia Italy Finland 0 10 20 30 Proportional change in child income poverty rate (%) 27 Child Poverty in the Midst of Wealth Innocenti Report Card 18