Depth of material deprivation - EU-SILC survey

In 2021, Ireland's depth of material deprivation increased by 3.8% compared to 2020, reaching 8.20.

Ireland accounts for 97.6% of the EU-27 total of 8.40.

Ireland ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 2.5% (from 8.00 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tessi150, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.