Subjective poverty by tenure status in Ireland
Ireland: Subjective poverty by tenure status was 16.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16.2%
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
18th
of 36 countries
All-time high
36.8%
in 2013
All-time low
15.3%
in 2021
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Subjective poverty by tenure status in Ireland, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, subjective poverty by tenure status in Ireland stood at 16.2%.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by tenure status in Ireland peaked at 36.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2021.
That places Ireland 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 29.5% | 18.5% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 15.3% | 18.0% | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.054 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0763 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0763 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0878 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1396 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subjective poverty by tenure status in Ireland?
- Subjective poverty by tenure status in Ireland was 16.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by tenure status recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by tenure status recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for subjective poverty by tenure status?
- Ireland ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by tenure status rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. 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 tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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