IE · 2020 · ilc_peps01n
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
Ireland, 2020
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
19.1%
Ireland, 2020
▼ 5.4% vs 2019 (20.2%)
Analysis
In 2020, Ireland's persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex decreased by 5.4% compared to 2019, reaching 19.1%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 21.5%.
Ireland ranks 16th 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 24.8% (from 25.4% in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps01n, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
88.8%
EU-27: 21.5%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2015 2025
Source:
Eurostat · ilc_peps01n