Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Ireland
Ireland: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status was 942 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Ireland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 942 Thousand persons for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in 2025.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Ireland peaked at 1,173 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 898 Thousand persons, in 2024.
Ireland ranks 24th of 43 countries on this measure, 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 tenure status in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,173 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 1,129 Thousand persons | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 1,078 Thousand persons | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 1,009 Thousand persons | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 988 Thousand persons | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 951 Thousand persons | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 985 Thousand persons | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1,003 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 988 Thousand persons | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 898 Thousand persons | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 942 Thousand persons | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,075 Thousand persons | 988 Thousand persons | 1,173 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 961.17 Thousand persons | 898 Thousand persons | 1,003 Thousand persons | 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 tenure status in Ireland?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Ireland was 942 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,173 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 898 Thousand persons in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status?
- Ireland ranks 24th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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