Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Ireland
Ireland: Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation was 5,355 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Ireland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Ireland stood at 5,355 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Ireland peaked at 5,355 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,696 Thousand persons, in 2015.
That places Ireland 26th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4,696 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 4,748 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 4,802 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 4,861 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 4,901 Thousand persons | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4,881 Thousand persons | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 5,019 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 5,125 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 5,150 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 5,258 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 5,355 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 5,355 Thousand persons is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,444 Thousand persons, 83% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 5,355 Thousand persons is below the median for high income countries, which is 7,634 Thousand persons, 70% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,802 Thousand persons | 4,696 Thousand persons | 4,901 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 5,131 Thousand persons | 4,881 Thousand persons | 5,355 Thousand persons | 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 material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Ireland?
- Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Ireland was 5,355 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5,355 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,696 Thousand persons in 2015.
- How does Ireland rank for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation?
- Ireland ranks 26th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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