IE · 2017 · tespm090
At risk of poverty or social exclusion rate for elderly (65+)
Ireland, 2017
At risk of poverty or social exclusion rate for elderly (65+)
16.2
Ireland, 2017
▼ 10.5% vs 2016 (18.1)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's at risk of poverty or social exclusion rate for elderly (65+) decreased by 10.5% compared to 2016, reaching 16.2.
Ireland accounts for 89.0% of the EU-27 total of 18.2.
Ireland ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 6.6% (from 15.2 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm090, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
89.0%
EU-27: 18.2
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2009 2020
Source:
Eurostat · tespm090