IE · 2022 · ilc_peps01n
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex
Ireland, 2022
In 2022, Ireland's persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age and sex increased by 0.0% compared to 2021, reaching 19.6%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 21.6%.
Ireland ranks 14th 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 12.5% (from 22.4% in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset ilc_peps01n, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.