IE · 2014 · tespm090
At risk of poverty or social exclusion rate for elderly (65+)
Ireland, 2014
In 2014, Ireland's at risk of poverty or social exclusion rate for elderly (65+) increased by 5.1% compared to 2013, reaching 14.4.
Ireland accounts for 81.8% of the EU-27 total of 17.6.
Ireland ranks 19th 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 19.6% (from 17.9 in 2009).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm090, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.