Social Development in Ireland 168 indicators covering social development for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Age of full democracy 80 years 2025 up 14.3% 1st Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 15.4% 2030 down 24.1% 94th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 657,000 2030 down 14.5% 100th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 6.2% 2020 down 37.9% 185th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 16.8% 2020 down 7.3% 185th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 51.1% 2020 up 1.6% 34th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 83.2% 2020 up 1.6% 2nd Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 10.6% 2020 up 30.7% 110th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 45.8% 2020 up 7.4% 2nd Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 28.11 2020 down 13.3% 65th Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 12.95 2020 down 13.3% 65th Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 23.39 2020 down 11.8% 17th Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 — 4th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 14.4% 2030 down 25.8% 88th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 15.4% 2030 down 24.1% 82nd Public and private social expenditure 14.36 Percentage of GDP 2024 down 26.4% 28th Social expenditure aggregates 14.36 Percentage of GDP 2024 down 26.4% 28th Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 4 2024 unchanged 68th Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of 17.05 2024 up 48.8% 118th Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 8.85 2024 up 1.5% 84th Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 121,637 National currency 2024 up 80.4% 29th Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue) 24,610 National currency 2025 up 101.4% 30th Age of democracy 98 years 2018 up 11.4% 8th Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) — Net 33,753 National currency 2024 up 92.5% 28th Homicides, by sex of the victim 11 homicides 2023 up 22.2% 85th Homicide rate by sex of the victim 0.894 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 46.1% 117th Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 22,896 National currency 2024 up 96.1% 23rd Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 4.63 2025 down 53.2% 48th Press Freedom Index 11.91 2021 up 18.4% 166th Age of liberal democracy 102 years 2025 up 10.9% 6th Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees 19.4% 2025 up 32.9% 123rd Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption 5.39 2016 down 21.2% 11th Quarterly non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 52,591 National currency 2025 up 120.5% 18th Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes 5.5 2024 up 25.0% 51st HICP - Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (Neither) 132.11 2026 up 4.2% 14th HICP - Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and 62.74 2026 up 11.5% 11th HICP - Water (ND) (Neither seasonally nor working day adjusted) 1.74 2026 up 20.8% 24th HICP - HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS 2.3 2025 down 58.2% 18th HICP - All-items excluding housing, water, elect., gas and other fuels 2 2025 up 322.2% 25th Share of voting rights in international organizations 0.8% 2024 — 33rd HICP - Mineral waters, soft drinks, fruit and vegetable juices 4.7 2025 up 335.0% 16th Trust in government 61.0% 2024 up 56.4% 5th Laboratories providing drug susceptibility testing (DST) 3.2 2014 down 33.3% 30th Total number of indoor cinemas 94 2015 up 51.6% 37th Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ 1,342 2016 down 2.6% 19th Annual revenues from alcohol excise tax in millions US$ 1,557 2014 up 23.8% 14th Alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue 0.6% 2014 down 66.7% 20th Alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue 0.6% 2014 down 66.7% 20th ← Previous Page 3 of 3