At-risk-of-poverty rate by sex

In 2024, Ireland's at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex increased by 5.8% compared to 2023, reaching 38.1.

Ireland accounts for 78.4% of the EU-27 total of 48.6.

Ireland ranks 22nd 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 5.2% (from 40.2 in 2019).

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