At-risk-of-poverty rate

In 2024, Ireland's at-risk-of-poverty rate increased by 5.8% compared to 2023, reaching 12.7.

Ireland accounts for 78.4% of the EU-27 total of 16.2.

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 5.2% (from 13.4 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespm010, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.