At-risk-of poverty rate for children (aged less than 18) by sex

In 2021, Ireland's at-risk-of poverty rate for children (aged less than 18) by sex decreased by 2.0% compared to 2020, reaching 43.5.

Ireland accounts for 74.0% of the EU-27 total of 58.8.

Ireland ranks 22nd 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 22.9% (from 56.4 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_spi110, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.