Severe material and social deprivation in Ireland
5.2% of people in Ireland were severely materially and socially deprived in 2025.
Ireland, 2025
5.2%
Change from 2024
+0.7percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
4.5%
Position in 2025
13th of 31
Severe material and social deprivation in Ireland over time
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% of population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.2% | 6.3% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | 6.4% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | 6.8% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | 6.7% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | 6.3% |
| 2020 | 6.1%b (break in time series) | 6.7% |
| 2019 | 6.5%b (break in time series) | 6.7% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | 7.1% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | 7.8% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | 9.0% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | 9.7% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 4.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 9.4%, the figure has changed by −4.2 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Ireland has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.3%.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Poverty or social exclusion rate
18.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Inability to keep home adequately warm
4.5%
2025 · Eurostat
At-risk-of-poverty rate
13.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Income inequality (Gini)
27.2 (0 to 100)
2025 · Eurostat
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
3.89 times
2025 · Eurostat
Gini index
29.0 (0 to 100)
2023 · World Bank