More than one in eight Irish people were at risk of poverty in 2025, up from 11.7% a year previous, according to the CSO. Social Justice Ireland noted the 12.6% of Irish people at risk of poverty translates to 687,784 people, of which 211,150 are children. This was composed of an average €102 (28.2% of gross income) from market income and €261 (71.8% of gross income) from social transfers. Persons aged under 18 years (16.9%) had the highest at risk of poverty rate in SILC 2025, followed by those aged 65 years and over (14.8%). Those aged 18 to 34 years had the lowest at risk of poverty rate of 9.3%.

Source: Irish Examiner March 11, 2026 15:05 UTC