Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Ireland
Ireland: Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex was 276 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Ireland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Ireland stood at 276 Thousand persons.
That represents a change of up 19.0% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Ireland peaked at 329 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 211 Thousand persons, in 2020.
Ireland ranks 20th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 329 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 281 Thousand persons | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 247 Thousand persons | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 220 Thousand persons | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 234 Thousand persons | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 211 Thousand persons | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 238 Thousand persons | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 263 Thousand persons | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 305 Thousand persons | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 232 Thousand persons | -23.9% |
| 2025 | 276 Thousand persons | +19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 262.2 Thousand persons | 220 Thousand persons | 329 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 254.17 Thousand persons | 211 Thousand persons | 305 Thousand persons | 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 severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Ireland?
- Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Ireland was 276 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 329 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 211 Thousand persons in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Ireland ranks 20th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Severe material and social deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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