These recent data confirm Nordic countries and the Netherlands as those having some of the lowest child poverty levels. At the other end of the spectrum are Japan, the United States, some Southern European countries (Italy, Greece, Spain and Portugal) and some of the new EU member states (Romania, Bulgaria, Latvia and Lithuania). As discussed in the paper, several factors are associated with the risk of poverty, in particular the household composition, the level of education and the actual workforce participation of household members.