Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Ireland
Ireland: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region was 18.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Ireland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Ireland is 18.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Ireland peaked at 25.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2024.
That places Ireland 24th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 25.4% | — |
| 2016 | 23.8% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 17.1% | -10.9% |
| 2025 | 18.8% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.5% | 20.2% | 25.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 17.1% | 19.6% | 6 |
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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 in Ireland?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Ireland was 18.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region?
- Ireland ranks 24th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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