Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Ireland
Ireland: Distribution of population poverty thresholds was 5.29 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Ireland, 1987–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 5.29 million for distribution of population poverty thresholds in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds in Ireland peaked at 5.29 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.75 million, in 1987.
That places Ireland 64th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 2.75 million | 2.75 million | 2.75 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.34 million | 3.29 million | 3.42 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.13 million | 3.74 million | 4.44 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.65 million | 4.45 million | 4.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.15 million | 5.02 million | 5.29 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)
- 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 in Ireland?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds in Ireland was 5.29 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.29 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 million in 1987.
- How does Ireland rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds?
- Ireland ranks 64th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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