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

In 2025, Ireland's at-risk-of poverty rate for children (aged less than 18) by sex increased by 11.9% compared to 2024, reaching 50.7.

Ireland accounts for 86.2% of the EU-27 total of 58.8.

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 grown by 14.2% (from 44.4 in 2020).

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