While these statistics do not cover all Report Card countries, they illustrate that many children, even in these relatively wealthy countries, live in situations in which their basic needs are not being fully met. Table 1. Selected indicators of material deprivation for children in the EU, 2020–2022 Severe material and social deprivation Housing problems Child material deprivation Child material deprivation % % % mean 2022 2020 2021 2021 2.2 10.4 7.5 4.5 Belgium 7.7 18.3 12.8 5.5 Bulgaria 19.2 12.9 36.5 8.4 Croatia 3.5 8.1 5.8 5.7 Cyprus 4.4 36.7 23.4 4.8 Czechia 3.2 7.8 6.9 5.4 Denmark 2.8 20.4 4.8 5.7 Estonia 2.6 8.2 3.8 4.3 Finland 1.7 5.9 3.7 3.7 France 10.3 21.3 12.7 4.6 Germany 8.4 15.3 6.0 4.3 Greece 15.5 12.4 33.9 5.2 Hungary 12.0 24.9 24.7 7.4 Ireland 7.4 18.0 12.7 5.2 Italy 4.7 18.1 13.5 5.9 Latvia 5.9 18.3 9.4 5.5 Lithuania 5.2 9.8 9.6 5.4 Luxembourg 3.1 19.7 8.1 5.2 4.7 10.1 5.8 16.4 5.4 4.9 6.1 4.8 5.2 Year Austria Malta 6.5 Netherlands 2.4 (Kingdom of the) Poland 2.3 Portugal 4.9 25.5 14.0 4.4 Romania 30.8 12.6 42.5 8.7 Slovakia 10.8 4.4 13.1 7.6 Slovenia 1.8 19.2 2.9 4.7 Spain 10.3 21.3 19.7 5.5 Sweden 3.0 8.9 3.5 4.7 EU 27 8.4 16.2 13.0 5.9 16 Child Poverty in the Midst of Wealth Sources: See Technical Appendix for full details Innocenti Report Card 18