In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Ireland
Ireland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work was 9.4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Ireland, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Ireland is 9.4, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Ireland peaked at 19.4 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.5, in 2010.
Ireland ranks 31st of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19.4 | — |
| 2004 | 12.5 | -35.6% |
| 2005 | 11 | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 10.7 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 11.3 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 11.6 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 8.8 | -24.1% |
| 2010 | 6.5 | -26.1% |
| 2011 | 10.3 | +58.5% |
| 2012 | 9.8 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 8.7 | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 10.7 | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 9.6 | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 10.2 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 9.7 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 10.2 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 10.8 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 10.2 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 9.3 | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 12.8 | +37.6% |
| 2023 | 10.8 | -15.6% |
| 2024 | 10.8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.4 | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.19 | 8.8 | 19.4 | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.65 | 6.5 | 10.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.55 | 9.3 | 12.8 | 6 |
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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Ireland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Ireland was 9.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4 in 2003.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work?
- Ireland ranks 31st out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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