IE · 2020 · ilc_li02
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys
Ireland, 2020
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys
13.7%
Ireland, 2020
▲ 1.5% vs 2019 (13.5%)
Analysis
In 2020, Ireland's at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex increased by 1.5% compared to 2019, reaching 13.7%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 17.5%.
Ireland ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 14.9% (from 16.1% in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_li02, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
78.3%
EU-27: 17.5%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · ilc_li02