Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Ireland
Ireland: Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli was 3.69 million in 2023. β² Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Ireland, 1987β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 3.69 million for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 88.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Ireland peaked at 3.69 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 258,424, in 1987.
Ireland ranks 36th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 258,424 | 258,424 | 258,424 | 1 |
| 1990s | 750,414 | 678,583 | 814,802 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.98 million | 1.33 million | 2.39 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.41 million | 1.96 million | 3.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.57 million | 3.46 million | 3.69 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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 distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Ireland?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Ireland was 3.69 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.69 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 258,424 in 1987.
- How does Ireland rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli?
- Ireland ranks 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.3%. 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 Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povlines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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