At-risk-of-poverty rate of older people by detailed age group - EU-SILC survey

In 2024, Ireland's at-risk-of-poverty rate of older people by detailed age group increased by 15.8% compared to 2023, reaching 19.1.

Ireland accounts for 116.5% of the EU-27 total of 16.4.

Ireland ranks 10th 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 57.9% (from 12.1 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespn050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.