IE · 2018 · tespm040

Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion

Ireland, 2018

Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion
24.1
Ireland, 2018
▼ 4.4% vs 2017 (25.2)
Analysis

In 2018, Ireland's children at risk of poverty or social exclusion decreased by 4.4% compared to 2017, reaching 24.1.

Ireland accounts for 103.0% of the EU-27 total of 23.4.

Ireland ranks 8th 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 29.9% (from 34.4 in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
103.0%
EU-27: 23.4
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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