Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Ireland
Ireland: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day was 11.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Ireland, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Ireland stood at 11.4%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Ireland peaked at 83.9% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 108th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 83.9% | — |
| 1994 | 68.0% | -19.0% |
| 1995 | 66.1% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 62.0% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 44.1% | -28.9% |
| 2002 | 35.7% | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 35.0% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 35.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -23.1% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -10.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 11.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.3%, 59% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 11.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.5%, 28% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.9% | 83.9% | 83.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 65.4% | 62.0% | 68.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 24.3% | 44.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 15.6% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.4% | 13.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More poverty & inequality data for Ireland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 in Ireland?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day in Ireland was 11.4% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 1987.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day?
- Ireland ranks 108th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day. 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.