Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Ireland
Ireland: Above or below extreme poverty line world bank was 5.31 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.31 million
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
91st
of 120 countries
All-time high
5.31 million
in 2023
All-time low
3.49 million
in 1987
Years of data
27
1987–2023
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Ireland, 1987–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Ireland stood at 5.31 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Ireland peaked at 5.31 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.49 million, in 1987.
Ireland ranks 91st of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 3.49 million | — |
| 1994 | 3.58 million | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 3.59 million | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 3.63 million | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 3.80 million | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 3.92 million | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 3.99 million | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 4.07 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 4.16 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 4.25 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 4.39 million | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 4.48 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 4.51 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 4.53 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 4.55 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.57 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.59 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 4.64 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 4.68 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.75 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.81 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 4.89 million | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.97 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.03 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 5.10 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 5.20 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.31 million | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.49 million | 3.49 million | 3.49 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.60 million | 3.58 million | 3.63 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.17 million | 3.80 million | 4.51 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.70 million | 4.53 million | 4.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.16 million | 5.03 million | 5.31 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 88 Finland 5.57 million compare
- 89 Norway 5.51 million compare
- 90 Slovak Republic 5.40 million compare
- 92 Costa Rica 5.11 million compare
- 93 Palestine, State of 5.06 million compare
- 94 Malawi 4.71 million compare
More poverty & inequality data for Ireland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.6 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 7,325 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.9 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 21.9 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 8.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.054 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Ireland?
- Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Ireland was 5.31 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.31 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.49 million in 1987.
- How does Ireland rank for above or below extreme poverty line world bank?
- Ireland ranks 91st out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is above or below extreme poverty line world bank rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Above or below extreme poverty line world bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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