In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Ireland
Ireland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked was 14.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Ireland, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Ireland is 14.2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 86.8% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Ireland peaked at 14.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.2, in 2023.
That places Ireland 23rd out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13.5 | — |
| 2004 | 9.1 | -32.6% |
| 2005 | 10.4 | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 12 | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 7.6 | -36.7% |
| 2008 | 11.3 | +48.7% |
| 2009 | 9.1 | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 10.8 | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 10.8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.7 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 7 | -40.2% |
| 2014 | 8.3 | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 11.1 | +33.7% |
| 2016 | 8.7 | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 5.7 | -34.5% |
| 2018 | 10.8 | +89.5% |
| 2019 | 8 | -25.9% |
| 2020 | 12.6 | +57.5% |
| 2021 | 6 | -52.4% |
| 2022 | 6.8 | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 3.2 | -52.9% |
| 2024 | 7.6 | +137.5% |
| 2025 | 14.2 | +86.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.43 | 7.6 | 13.5 | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.29 | 5.7 | 11.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4 | 3.2 | 14.2 | 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 months worked in Ireland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Ireland was 14.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2 in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked?
- Ireland ranks 23rd out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. 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 months worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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