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

In 2025, Ireland's severe material and social deprivation rate for children (aged less than 18) by sex increased by 8.0% compared to 2024, reaching 24.3.

Ireland accounts for 102.5% of the EU-27 total of 23.7.

Ireland ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 8.0% (from 22.5 in 2020).

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