At-risk-of-poverty rate by sex

In 2021, Ireland's at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex increased by 0.0% compared to 2020, reaching 38.4.

Ireland accounts for 76.2% of the EU-27 total of 50.4.

Ireland ranks 21st 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 23.8% (from 50.4 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tessi010, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.