At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Ireland
Ireland: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region was 13.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Ireland, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Ireland is 13.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Ireland peaked at 20.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2023.
That places Ireland 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.5% | — |
| 2004 | 20.9% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 13.0% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 15.0% | 20.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 13.4% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.0% | 13.4% | 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 by nuts 2 region in Ireland?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Ireland was 13.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region?
- Ireland ranks 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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 by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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