Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Ireland
Ireland: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability was 18.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Ireland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 18.8% for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in 2025.
The figure is up 43.5% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Ireland peaked at 33.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2024.
That places Ireland 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 33.6% | — |
| 2016 | 29.1% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -32.9% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | -29.9% |
| 2025 | 18.8% | +43.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.2% | 20.8% | 33.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 13.1% | 22.8% | 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 or social exclusion by level of disability in Ireland?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability in Ireland was 18.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability?
- Ireland ranks 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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