Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Ireland
Ireland: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 1.6 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.6
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
147th
of 229 countries
All-time high
4.08
in 1964
All-time low
1.59
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Ireland, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Ireland is 1.6, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Ireland peaked at 4.08 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.59, in 2022.
That places Ireland 147th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.5 | — |
| 1951 | 3.55 | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 3.56 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 3.54 | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 3.47 | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 3.37 | -2.9% |
| 1956 | 3.38 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 3.48 | +2.9% |
| 1958 | 3.46 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 3.6 | +4.0% |
| 1960 | 3.75 | +4.2% |
| 1961 | 3.78 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 3.93 | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 4.03 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 4.08 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 4.04 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 3.94 | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 3.84 | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 3.77 | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 3.82 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 3.85 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 3.93 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 3.85 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 3.71 | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 3.59 | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 3.37 | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 3.29 | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 3.24 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 3.21 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 3.21 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 3.21 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 3.06 | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 2.95 | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 2.75 | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 2.59 | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 2.49 | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 2.44 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 2.31 | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 2.17 | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 2.08 | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 2.11 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 2.08 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.99 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 1.9 | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 1.85 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.84 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.88 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.93 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.94 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.9 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.89 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.94 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.97 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.96 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.93 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.86 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.92 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 2.01 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 2.06 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.06 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.06 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.03 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.99 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.93 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.9 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.86 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.82 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.77 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.76 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.72 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.65 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.78 | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 1.59 | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 1.6 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.49 | 3.37 | 3.6 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.9 | 3.75 | 4.08 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.53 | 3.21 | 3.93 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6 | 2.08 | 3.21 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 | 1.84 | 2.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.96 | 1.86 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 | 1.72 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 | 1.59 | 1.78 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Ireland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- 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)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 8.74 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Ireland?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Ireland was 1.6 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.08 in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Ireland ranks 147th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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