Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Ireland
14.0% of people in Ireland lived below the national poverty line in 2021.
Ireland, 2021
14.0%
Change from 2020
+1.1percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
15.2%
Position in 2021
55th of 72
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Ireland over time
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Ireland
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 14.0% |
| 2020 | 12.9% |
| 2019 | 13.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 12.9% in 2020.
- Since 2019, when it was 13.8%, the figure has changed by +0.2 percentage points.
- Among the 72 countries with data for 2021, Ireland has the 55th highest value.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Extreme poverty rate
0.1%
2023 · World Bank
At-risk-of-poverty rate
13.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Poverty or social exclusion rate
18.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
27.2 (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
3.89 times
2025 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
5.2%
2025 · Eurostat