Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU in Ireland
Ireland: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU was 19.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU in Ireland, 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 19.2% for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Ireland peaked at 30.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2020.
Ireland ranks 24th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region - EU in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 24.4% | — |
| 2004 | 24.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3% | 23.1% | 25.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 20.7% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 1 |
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 nuts 2 region - eu in Ireland?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu in Ireland was 19.2% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu?
- Ireland ranks 24th out of 44 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region - eu rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. 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 NUTS 2 region - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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