Subjective poverty by sex and age in Ireland
Ireland: Subjective poverty by sex and age was 15.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
15.9
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
17th
of 35 countries
All-time high
36.8
in 2013
All-time low
15.3
in 2021
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Subjective poverty by sex and age in Ireland, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, subjective poverty by sex and age in Ireland stood at 15.9.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by sex and age in Ireland peaked at 36.8 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.3, in 2021.
Ireland ranks 17th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.52 | 18.5 | 36.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.57 | 15.3 | 18 | 6 |
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 21.9 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 8.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.054 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subjective poverty by sex and age in Ireland?
- Subjective poverty by sex and age in Ireland was 15.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8 in 2013.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by sex and age recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3 in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for subjective poverty by sex and age?
- Ireland ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by sex and age rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. 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 Subjective poverty by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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