Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Ireland
Ireland: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 13.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Ireland, 1987–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 13.8% for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 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 of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Ireland peaked at 84.9% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, 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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 84.9% | — |
| 1994 | 69.5% | -18.2% |
| 1995 | 68.0% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 64.4% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 46.7% | -27.4% |
| 2002 | 38.5% | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 37.1% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | -23.0% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -4.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 13.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 50% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 13.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.8%, 24% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.9% | 84.9% | 84.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 67.3% | 64.4% | 69.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 26.6% | 46.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 17.7% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.8% | 14.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More poverty & inequality data for Ireland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Ireland?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Ireland was 13.8% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 1987.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Ireland ranks 113th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.