Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Ireland
Ireland: Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and was 19.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Ireland, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Ireland is 19.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 55.9% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Ireland peaked at 30.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1997.
That places Ireland 42nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12.0% | — |
| 1996 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | -41.7% |
| 1998 | 12.0% | +71.4% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +94.0% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | -22.2% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +28.5% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -30.5% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +89.7% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | -31.8% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +19.4% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -26.6% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +75.8% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | -20.6% |
| 2025 | 19.8% | +55.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 7.0% | 12.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 10.0% | 22.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 13.4% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 9.1% | 19.8% | 6 |
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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 relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Ireland?
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Ireland was 19.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1997.
- How does Ireland rank for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- Ireland ranks 42nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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