Severe material and social deprivation rate for children (aged less than 18) by sex

In 2024, Ireland's severe material and social deprivation rate for children (aged less than 18) by sex decreased by 11.8% compared to 2023, reaching 22.5.

Ireland accounts for 94.9% of the EU-27 total of 23.7.

Ireland ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 15.7% (from 26.7 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_spi120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.