Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Ireland
Ireland: Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of was 0.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Ireland, 2008–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.6% for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Ireland peaked at 1.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2011.
Ireland ranks 39th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.6% | — |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +233.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +42.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +66.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -33.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.3%, 46% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 50% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +233.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More economy & growth data for Ireland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 67.14 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 103.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 7.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Ireland?
- Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Ireland was 0.6% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2011.
- How does Ireland rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
- Ireland ranks 39th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household and income quantile - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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