IE · 2012 · ilc_li02
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys
Ireland, 2012
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys
16.5%
Ireland, 2012
▲ 10.7% vs 2011 (14.9%)
Analysis
In 2012, Ireland's at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex increased by 10.7% compared to 2011, reaching 16.5%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 17.6%.
Ireland ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 10.8% (from 18.5% in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_li02, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
93.7%
EU-27: 17.6%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · ilc_li02