Poverty & Inequality in Ireland 20 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2023 down 84.2% 114th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2023 down 90.0% 111th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2023 down 85.7% 101st Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2023 down 80.0% 89th Prosperity gap 0.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2023 down 50.0% 108th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2023 down 90.0% 115th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 8.6% 2023 down 40.3% 113th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% 2023 down 83.3% 98th Population living in slums 8.5% 2022 up 10.4% 101st Income share held by second 20% 13.4% 2023 up 7.2% 23rd Gini index 29 2023 down 13.4% 102nd Income share held by lowest 20% 9.2% 2023 up 26.0% 15th Income share held by lowest 10% 3.7% 2023 up 32.1% 14th Income share held by highest 10% 24.1% 2023 down 7.7% 95th Income share held by highest 20% 38.3% 2023 down 7.3% 98th Income share held by fourth 20% 22.0% 2023 down 0.9% 70th Income share held by third 20% 17.1% 2023 up 2.4% 33rd Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 7.3% 2023 down 36.0% 105th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.1% 2023 down 88.9% 106th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 0.5% 2020 down 82.1% 47th