Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Ireland
Ireland: Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp was 5.02 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Ireland, 1987–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Ireland stood at 5.02 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Ireland peaked at 5.02 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.69 million, in 1987.
Ireland ranks 59th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.69 million | 2.69 million | 2.69 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.30 million | 3.23 million | 3.39 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.12 million | 3.72 million | 4.43 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.64 million | 4.44 million | 4.92 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.99 million | 4.96 million | 5.02 million | 2 |
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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 21.9 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.054 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 8.74 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0763 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0763 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0878 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1396 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Ireland?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Ireland was 5.02 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.02 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.69 million in 1987.
- How does Ireland rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp?
- Ireland ranks 59th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 poverty thresholds 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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