IE · 2018 · ilc_peps01n
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
Ireland, 2018
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
20.8%
Ireland, 2018
▼ 7.1% vs 2017 (22.4%)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex decreased by 7.1% compared to 2017, reaching 20.8%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 21.7%.
Ireland ranks 11th 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 · 2018
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
95.9%
EU-27: 21.7%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2015 2025
Source:
Eurostat · ilc_peps01n