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At-risk-of-poverty rate in Ireland

At-risk-of-poverty rate in Ireland was 13% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202513%
Change on 2024+0.3 pts
Rank23rd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high212001
Series low122023

At-risk-of-poverty rate in Ireland, 2000 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

12141618202220002005200920132017202120252000: 20 %2001: 21 %2003: 20.5 %2004: 20.9 %2005: 19.7 %2006: 18.5 %2007: 17.2 %2008: 15.5 %2009: 15 %2010: 15.2 %2011: 15.2 %2012: 16.3 %2013: 15.7 %2014: 16.8 %2015: 16.2 %2016: 16.8 %2017: 15.6 %2018: 14.9 %2019: 13.4 %2020: 13 %2021: 12.8 %2022: 13.4 %2023: 12 %2024: 12.7 %2025: 13 %
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07, published 2026-10-05.
All 25 values
Period%
202513
202412.7
202312
202213.4
202112.8
202013 Series break
201913.4 Series break
201814.9
201715.6
201616.8
201516.2
201416.8
201315.7
201216.3
201115.2
201015.2
200915
200815.5
200717.2
200618.5
200519.7
200420.9
200320.5 Series break
200121
200020

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Ireland13
European Union (27)16.3

Rankings

Definition

Share of people with equivalised disposable income below 60% of the national median, after social transfers.

Relative measure used in the EU. For the United States use poverty_rate, the official US measure.

How to cite

Eurostat. At-risk-of-poverty rate (ilc_li02). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li02/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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What is the at-risk-of-poverty rate in Ireland?

At-risk-of-poverty rate in Ireland was 13% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. At-risk-of-poverty rate (ilc_li02). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate in Ireland?

21% in 2001, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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