Poverty and social exclusion in Ireland

Share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, and share in severe material and social deprivation, yearly. All figures for Ireland

Latest poverty and social exclusion in Ireland
Measure	Latest	Period	EU rank	vs EU median	Among EU countries
At risk of poverty or social exclusion	18.8%	2025	14th highest of 27	0.0 pp	EU lowest 11.5%EU highest 29.0%
Severe material and social deprivation	5.2%	2025	10th highest of 27	+0.7 pp	EU lowest 1.9%EU highest 16.8%

Where Ireland stands

Every EU country, highest first

At risk of poverty or social exclusion (%) · 14th highest of 27

Bulgaria29.0
Greece27.5
Romania27.4
Lithuania26.3
Spain25.7
Latvia24.7
Italy22.6
Estonia21.8
Germany21.2
France20.8
Croatia20.7
Hungary19.5
Malta19.4
Ireland18.8
Austria18.6
Portugal18.6
Sweden18.6
Luxembourg18.2
Denmark17.9
Finland17.2
Cyprus17.1
Slovakia16.7
Belgium16.5
Netherlands15.8
Slovenia15.5
Poland15.0
Czechia11.5

Severe material and social deprivation (%) · 10th highest of 27

Romania16.8
Bulgaria15.0
Greece14.9
Hungary8.5
Spain8.1
France7.0
Slovakia7.0
Germany5.6
Lithuania5.5
Ireland5.2
Italy5.2
Belgium4.9
Latvia4.8
Denmark4.5
Portugal4.3
Malta4.1
Sweden3.9
Estonia3.5
Luxembourg3.4
Finland3.3
Austria2.9
Czechia2.6
Netherlands2.6
Cyprus2.2
Croatia2.0
Poland2.0
Slovenia1.9

Poverty and social exclusion, history

All 11 values: At risk of poverty or social exclusion

Period	%
2025	18.8
2024	17.1
2023	19.2
2022	19.6
2021	19.6
2020	19.1
2019	20.2
2018	20.8
2017	22.4
2016	23.8
2015	25.4

All 11 values: Severe material and social deprivation

Period	%
2025	5.2
2024	4.5
2023	6.0
2022	5.3
2021	4.8
2020	6.1
2019	6.5
2018	6.1
2017	6.9
2016	8.0
2015	9.4

Cite this figure

allfigures, “At risk of poverty or social exclusion, Ireland, 2025: 18.8%”. Source: Eurostat (CC BY 4.0). https://allfigures.xyz/data/poverty/ireland, retrieved 23 Sep 2026.

Source: Eurostat, licence CC BY 4.0. Compiled 23 Sep 2026.