IE · 2018 · tespm090
At risk of poverty or social exclusion rate for elderly (65+)
Ireland, 2018
In 2018, Ireland's at risk of poverty or social exclusion rate for elderly (65+) increased by 29.0% compared to 2017, reaching 20.9.
Ireland accounts for 113.6% of the EU-27 total of 18.4.
Ireland ranks 11th 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 52.6% (from 13.7 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm090, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.