Dispersion around the at-risk-of-poverty threshold for elderly people - EU-SILC survey

In 2021, Ireland's dispersion around the at-risk-of-poverty threshold for elderly people increased by 10.0% compared to 2020, reaching 2.20.

Ireland accounts for 52.4% of the EU-27 total of 4.20.

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 fallen by 37.1% (from 3.50 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespn120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.