At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship (population aged 18) in Ireland
Ireland: At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship (population aged 18) was 17 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17
Change on year
up 30.8%
World rank
13th
of 22 countries
All-time high
17
in 2025
All-time low
4
in 2022
Years of data
17
2009–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Ireland, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Ireland stood at 17. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.8% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Ireland peaked at 17 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2022.
Ireland ranks 13th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship (population aged 18) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 9 | — |
| 2010 | 7 | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 13 | +160.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | -30.8% |
| 2014 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2015 | 14 | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 7 | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 15 | +66.7% |
| 2020 | 11 | -26.7% |
| 2021 | 6 | -45.5% |
| 2022 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 9 | +125.0% |
| 2024 | 13 | +44.4% |
| 2025 | 17 | +30.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 17 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 17 is above the median for high income countries, which is 17, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.8 | 5 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 | 4 | 17 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 10 Netherlands 26.2 compare
- 11 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 26.1 compare
- 12 United Kingdom 21.7 compare
- 13 Sweden 17 compare
- 15 Denmark 15 compare
- 16 Czechia 7 compare
- 16 Norway 7 compare
More population data for Ireland
- 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)
- Population growth rate -0.455 (2100)
- Population density 76.73 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 217,052 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Ireland?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship in Ireland was 17 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2025.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2022.
- How does Ireland rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship?
- Ireland ranks 13th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by group of citizenship rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 by group of citizenship (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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