Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Ireland
Ireland: Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp was 13.79 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Ireland, 1987–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 13.79 for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Ireland peaked at 84.93 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 13.79, in 2021.
Ireland ranks 113th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.93 | 84.93 | 84.93 | 1 |
| 1990s | 67.29 | 64.41 | 69.49 | 3 |
| 2000s | 34.13 | 26.58 | 46.75 | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.8 | 17.75 | 37.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.13 | 13.79 | 14.47 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More poverty & inequality data for Ireland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.6 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 7,325 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 21.9 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.054 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 8.74 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0763 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0763 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0878 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1396 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Ireland?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp in Ireland was 13.79 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.93 in 1987.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.79 in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp?
- Ireland ranks 113th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty share on less than 30 per day 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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