Number of people severely food insecure in Ireland

Ireland: Number of people severely food insecure was 100,000 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
100,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
92nd
of 118 countries
All-time high
200,000
in 2015
All-time low
100,000
in 2016
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Number of people severely food insecure in Ireland, 2015–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2015201920232015: 200.0k2016: 100.0k2017: 100.0k2018: 200.0k2019: 200.0k2020: 200.0k2021: 100.0k2022: 100.0k2023: 100.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 100,000 for number of people severely food insecure in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people severely food insecure in Ireland peaked at 200,000 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 100,000, in 2016.

Ireland ranks 92nd of 118 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 160,000 100,000 200,000 5
2020s 125,000 100,000 200,000 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 92 Austria 100,000 compare
  2. 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 100,000 compare
  3. 92 Bulgaria 100,000 compare
  4. 92 Cape Verde 100,000 compare
  5. 92 Costa Rica 100,000 compare
  6. 92 Croatia 100,000 compare
  7. 92 Denmark 100,000 compare
  8. 92 Estonia 100,000 compare
  9. 92 Grenada 100,000 compare
  10. 92 Iceland 100,000 compare
  11. 92 Israel 100,000 compare
  12. 92 Kiribati 100,000 compare
  13. 92 Kyrgyzstan 100,000 compare
  14. 92 Latvia 100,000 compare
  15. 92 Lithuania 100,000 compare
  16. 92 Luxembourg 100,000 compare
  17. 92 Malta 100,000 compare
  18. 92 Montenegro 100,000 compare
  19. 92 North Macedonia 100,000 compare
  20. 92 Norway 100,000 compare
  21. 92 Samoa 100,000 compare
  22. 92 Serbia 100,000 compare
  23. 92 Slovak Republic 100,000 compare
  24. 92 Slovenia 100,000 compare
  25. 92 Switzerland 100,000 compare
  26. 92 Uruguay 100,000 compare

See the full ranking of 118 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people severely food insecure in Ireland?
Number of people severely food insecure in Ireland was 100,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people severely food insecure recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 200,000 in 2015.
What is the lowest number of people severely food insecure recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 100,000 in 2016.
How does Ireland rank for number of people severely food insecure?
Ireland ranks 92nd out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people severely food insecure rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people severely food insecure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people severely food insecure
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
118 places, 973 data points, 2015–2023
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