IE · 2019 · tespm050
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
Ireland, 2019
In 2019, Ireland's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex increased by 12.8% compared to 2018, reaching 175.2.
Ireland accounts for 178.8% of the EU-27 total of 97.9.
Ireland ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 7.0% (from 163.8 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.