Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Ireland
Ireland: Poverty share on less than 30 per day was 11.43 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Ireland, 1987–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty share on less than 30 per day in Ireland stood at 11.43. 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 on less than 30 per day in Ireland peaked at 83.9 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 11.43, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.9 | 83.9 | 83.9 | 1 |
| 1990s | 65.37 | 62 | 68 | 3 |
| 2000s | 31.82 | 24.25 | 44.1 | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.73 | 15.6 | 35.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.21 | 11.43 | 13.04 | 4 |
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 in Ireland?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Ireland was 11.43 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9 in 1987.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.43 in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day?
- Ireland ranks 108th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty share on less than 30 per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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