IE · 2021 · tespm050
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex
Ireland, 2021
In 2021, Ireland's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex increased by 8.4% compared to 2020, reaching 180.8.
Ireland accounts for 163.5% of the EU-27 total of 110.5.
Ireland ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 17.1% (from 154.4 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.