Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Ireland
Ireland: Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 was 0.9 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Ireland, 2017–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Ireland stood at 0.9 %. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Ireland peaked at 4.1 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9 %, in 2025.
Ireland ranks 133rd of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.1 % | — |
| 2018 | 2.9 % | -29.3% |
| 2019 | 2.3 % | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 2 % | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2 % | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7 % | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 1.2 % | -29.4% |
| 2024 | 1.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9 % | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.1 % | 2.3 % | 4.1 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.53 % | 0.9 % | 2.2 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 130 Norway 1.2 % compare
- 131 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.1 % compare
- 131 Switzerland 1.1 % compare
- 133 Belgium 0.9 % compare
- 133 Luxembourg 0.9 % compare
- 136 Azerbaijan 0.7 % compare
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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,182 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1124 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 14,794 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.0995 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Ireland?
- Prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 in Ireland was 0.9 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 % in 2025.
- How does Ireland rank for prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026?
- Ireland ranks 133rd out of 137 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of unaffordability (pua) — value — july 2026 rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicators on the cost and affordability of a healthy diet (CoAHD) are estimated in each country and show the population’s physical and economic access to least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for a healthy diet, as defined in food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs). The indicators use observed retail food consumer prices and income distributions to provide an operational measure of people’s access to locally available foods in the proportions needed for health. These indicators support efforts within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030 (SDG 2). They also support the monitoring of progress towards the objective of transforming agrifood systems by promoting “nutrition-sensitive agriculture”. FAO, in partnership with the Food Price for Nutrition of the World Bank, produces and reports the CoAHD indicators.