Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Ireland
Ireland: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty was 19.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Ireland, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 19.2% for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Ireland peaked at 30.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 25th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.3% | — |
| 2011 | 29.4% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.9% | 20.6% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.2% | 20.8% | 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 proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Ireland?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Ireland was 19.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Ireland ranks 25th out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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