IE · 2016 · tespm040

Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion

Ireland, 2016

Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion
27.3
Ireland, 2016
▼ 5.9% vs 2015 (29.0)
Analysis

In 2016, Ireland's children at risk of poverty or social exclusion decreased by 5.9% compared to 2015, reaching 27.3.

Ireland accounts for 103.8% of the EU-27 total of 26.3.

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 23.3% (from 35.6 in 2011).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespm040, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
103.8%
EU-27: 26.3
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