In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Ireland
Ireland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract was 4.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Ireland, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 4.1% for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Ireland peaked at 4.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2010.
Ireland ranks 30th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.9% | — |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +60.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +65.5% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +27.8% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -19.6% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.5% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 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 type of contract in Ireland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract in Ireland was 4.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract?
- Ireland ranks 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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