Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Ireland
Ireland: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 7.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Ireland, 1987–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Ireland is 7.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Ireland peaked at 13.8% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2020.
Ireland ranks 113th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 13.8% | — |
| 1994 | 12.5% | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 12.2% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -17.5% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +4.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 7.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 62% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 7.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 66% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 11.7% | 12.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.5% | 12.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 6.9% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.2% | 7.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More infrastructure data for Ireland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.08 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1998 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Ireland?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Ireland was 7.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 1987.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2020.
- How does Ireland rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Ireland ranks 113th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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