Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region

In 2025, Ireland's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region increased by 1.4% compared to 2024, reaching 51.5.

Ireland ranks 3rd 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 7.3% (from 55.6 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050_r, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.