In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by work intensity of the household in Ireland
Ireland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by work intensity of the household was 2.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by work intensity of the household in Ireland, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by work intensity of the household in Ireland stood at 2.5%.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by work intensity of the household in Ireland peaked at 3.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2015.
That places Ireland 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by work intensity of the household in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.6% | — |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +35.3% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +68.2% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -35.1% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -10.3% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 2.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.6%, 54% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 2.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.2%, 60% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by work intensity of the household in Ireland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by work intensity of the household in Ireland was 2.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by work intensity of the household recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by work intensity of the household recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2015.
- How does Ireland rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by work intensity of the household?
- Ireland ranks 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by work intensity of the household rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by work intensity of the household (population aged 18 to 64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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