IE · 2017 · ilc_peps01n
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
Ireland, 2017
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
22.4%
Ireland, 2017
▼ 5.9% vs 2016 (23.8%)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex decreased by 5.9% compared to 2016, reaching 22.4%.
The figure is in line with the EU-27 average of 22.4%.
Ireland ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps01n, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
100.0%
EU-27: 22.4%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2015 2025
Source:
Eurostat · ilc_peps01n