Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Ireland
Ireland: Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status was 4.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Ireland, 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Ireland stood at 4.3%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 20.4% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Ireland peaked at 9.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2020.
Ireland ranks 27th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5.6% | — |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +36.8% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -20.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 4.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.6%, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 4.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.3%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 6.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 4.9% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
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 severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Ireland?
- Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status in Ireland was 4.3% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest severe material deprivation rate by tenure status recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for severe material deprivation rate by tenure status?
- Ireland ranks 27th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is severe material deprivation rate by tenure status rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 Severe material deprivation rate by tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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