Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Ireland
Ireland: Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent was 2.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2.3%
World rank
27th
of 35 countries
All-time high
15.6%
in 2014
All-time low
0.0%
in 2024
Years of data
8
2014–2025
Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Ireland, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Ireland stood at 2.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Ireland peaked at 15.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
That places Ireland 27th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.6% | — |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -90.4% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -47.4% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +390.0% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +46.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.3% | 1.5% | 15.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 0.0% | 7.2% | 5 |
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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 material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Ireland?
- Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Ireland was 2.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent?
- Ireland ranks 27th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent activity status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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