At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Ireland
Ireland: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 17.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
17.2%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
12th
of 47 countries
All-time high
33.3%
in 2011
All-time low
17.1%
in 2024
Years of data
30
1995–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Ireland, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Ireland stood at 17.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Ireland peaked at 33.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2024.
That places Ireland 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 27.0% | — |
| 1996 | 26.0% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 24.0% | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 22.0% | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | -14.5% |
| 2025 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 19.0% | 28.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 22.4% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 17.1% | 21.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 10 France 18.7% compare
- 11 Montenegro 17.6% compare
- 13 Germany 16.6% compare
- 14 Switzerland 16.4% compare
- 15 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 16.3% compare
- 15 Finland 16.3% compare
- 15 Sweden 16.3% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Ireland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,325 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Ireland?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Ireland was 17.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Ireland ranks 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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