At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Ireland
Ireland: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) was 10.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10.8%
Change on year
up 18.7%
World rank
27th
of 43 countries
All-time high
13.5%
in 2022
All-time low
5.8%
in 2020
Years of data
11
2015–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Ireland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Ireland stood at 10.8%.
That represents a change of up 18.7% on the previous year and up 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Ireland peaked at 13.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2020.
Ireland ranks 27th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6.2% | — |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +21.1% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +27.9% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -45.3% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | +81.0% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -28.1% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 10.8% | +18.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 10.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 10.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 96% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.7% | 6.2% | 11.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 5.8% | 13.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1157 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,725 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5372 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1844 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 76.73 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 217,052 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Ireland?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) in Ireland was 10.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions)?
- Ireland ranks 27th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.2%. 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 At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (excluding pensions) by age, sex, household composition and household work intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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