IE · 2014 · tespm050
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
Ireland, 2014
In 2014, Ireland's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex decreased by 7.5% compared to 2013, reaching 163.8.
Ireland accounts for 167.0% of the EU-27 total of 98.0.
Ireland ranks 2nd 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 9.0% (from 180.0 in 2009).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.