IE · 2011 · ilc_li02
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys
Ireland, 2011
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys
15.4%
Ireland, 2011
▲ 5.5% vs 2010 (14.6%)
Analysis
In 2011, Ireland's at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold, age and sex increased by 5.5% compared to 2010, reaching 15.4%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 16.3%.
Ireland ranks 12th 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 12.0% (from 17.5% in 2006).
Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_li02, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2011
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2011
94.5%
EU-27: 16.3%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · ilc_li02