Persistent: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … sex in Ireland
Ireland: Persistent: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … sex was 1.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Ireland, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 1.5% for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.5% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Ireland peaked at 3.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2011.
That places Ireland 43rd out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Persistent: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … sex in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.0% | — |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -26.7% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -54.5% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +190.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -93.1% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +1250.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -28.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -38.9% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +209.1% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -44.1% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +31.6% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +44.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -52.8% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +300.0% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | -37.5% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.0%, 50% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.9%, 52% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persistent: EU-SILC and ECHP surveys … sex in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1250.0% | 0.2% | 2.7% |
| 2024 | +300.0% | 0.6% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 2.4% | 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 persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Ireland?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Ireland was 1.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- How does Ireland rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp?
- Ireland ranks 43rd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. 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 Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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