Persistent-at-risk-of-poverty rate

In 2021, Ireland's persistent-at-risk-of-poverty rate decreased by 63.6% compared to 2020, reaching 4.30.

Ireland accounts for 33.3% of the EU-27 total of 12.9.

Ireland ranks 24th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 72.3% (from 15.5 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespm150, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.