Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Ireland
Ireland: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Ireland, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.1% for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in 2023.
The figure is down 25.3% on the previous year and down 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Ireland peaked at 0.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Ireland 72nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.2% | — |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.1% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -57.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -54.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +358.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -19.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +128.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +227.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -20.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +26.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -71.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +351.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -32.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -68.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +116.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -97.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +663.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +222.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -38.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +54.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -25.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 59% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +663.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Ireland?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Ireland was 0.1% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Ireland ranks 72nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.