Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Ireland
Ireland: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 31.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Ireland, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Ireland is 31.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Ireland peaked at 56.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2024.
Ireland ranks 32nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 49.1% | — |
| 2011 | 54.3% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 52.6% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 43.8% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | -23.8% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 34.5% | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 32.9% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 27.8% | -15.5% |
| 2025 | 31.0% | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.2% | 34.9% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 27.8% | 39.7% | 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 persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Ireland?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Ireland was 31.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Ireland ranks 32nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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