At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Ireland
Ireland: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 26.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Ireland, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Ireland stood at 26.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Ireland peaked at 39.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2024.
That places Ireland 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 30.9% | — |
| 2004 | 32.8% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 32.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 33.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 38.3% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 34.6% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 32.2% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 25.8% | -9.2% |
| 2025 | 26.8% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.3% | 30.9% | 37.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 30.9% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 25.8% | 32.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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 26.8% 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 39.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Ireland ranks 10th out of 45 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 26.4%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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