Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Ireland
Ireland: Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region was 10 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
17th
of 35 countries
All-time high
20.5
in 2014
All-time low
9.4
in 2021
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Ireland, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 10 for material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in 2025.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Ireland peaked at 20.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.4, in 2021.
That places Ireland 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 20.5 | — |
| 2015 | 19.6 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 16.3 | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 14.1 | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 11.9 | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 12.5 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 12.1 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 9.4 | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 11.2 | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 10.6 | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 9.7 | -8.5% |
| 2025 | 10 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.82 | 11.9 | 20.5 | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.5 | 9.4 | 12.1 | 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 material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Ireland?
- Material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region in Ireland was 10 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4 in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region?
- Ireland ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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