In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Ireland
Ireland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) was 4.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Ireland, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 4.8% for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Ireland peaked at 11.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2013.
Ireland ranks 39th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.6% | — |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +105.4% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -68.6% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +181.2% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -32.2% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +86.0% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +62.9% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -33.7% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | -28.9% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | -11.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 4.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.9%, 48% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 4.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.9%, 44% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +181.2% | 3.2% | 9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.2% | 3.2% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 4.8% | 10.1% | 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 level of disability (activity) in Ireland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) in Ireland was 4.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2013.
- How does Ireland rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity)?
- Ireland ranks 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by level of disability (activity) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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 level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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