In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Ireland
Ireland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex was 1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Ireland, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Ireland is 1.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 78.2% on the previous year and down 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Ireland peaked at 25.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2025.
That places Ireland 43rd out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7.1% | — |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -16.9% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +28.8% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +41.2% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -55.8% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +120.8% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -86.3% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +612.5% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -37.7% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -73.2% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | +1221.1% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -61.8% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -58.3% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +137.5% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -71.6% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +133.3% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +103.2% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +26.5% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -70.9% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | -78.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 5.3% | 12.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 1.6% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 1.2% | 19.6% | 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Ireland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Ireland was 1.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2025.
- How does Ireland rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex?
- Ireland ranks 43rd out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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