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

In 2024, Ireland's dispersion around the at-risk-of-poverty threshold decreased by 5.6% compared to 2023, reaching 1.70.

Ireland accounts for 31.5% of the EU-27 total of 5.40.

Ireland ranks 27th 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 26.1% (from 2.30 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tessi126, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.