Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Ireland
Ireland: Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status was 14.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Ireland, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 14.2 for subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Ireland peaked at 34 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.2, in 2021.
That places Ireland 19th out of 35 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.
Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 29.4 | — |
| 2011 | 28.7 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 31.6 | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 33.9 | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 34 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 30 | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 25.3 | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 22 | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 18.8 | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 16.5 | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 15.1 | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 14.2 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 16.9 | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 15.9 | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 14.7 | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 14.2 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.02 | 16.5 | 34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.17 | 14.2 | 16.9 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Ireland?
- Subjective poverty by most frequent activity status in Ireland was 14.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 34 in 2014.
- What is the lowest subjective poverty by most frequent activity status recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2 in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for subjective poverty by most frequent activity status?
- Ireland ranks 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subjective poverty by most frequent activity status rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. 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 most frequent activity status (population aged 18 and over). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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