People at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age

In 2024, Ireland's people at risk of poverty or social exclusion by age decreased by 10.9% compared to 2023, reaching 17.1.

Ireland accounts for 81.4% of the EU-27 total of 21.0.

Ireland ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 15.3% (from 20.2 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_lm411, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.