IE · 2021 · ilc_peps01n

Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex

Ireland, 2021

Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
19.6%
Ireland, 2021
▲ 2.6% vs 2020 (19.1%)
Analysis

In 2021, Ireland's persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex increased by 2.6% compared to 2020, reaching 19.6%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 21.7%.

Ireland ranks 15th 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 17.6% (from 23.8% in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps01n, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
90.3%
EU-27: 21.7%
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2015 2025