Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Ireland
Ireland: Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy was 82.41 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Ireland, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 82.41 years for share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Ireland peaked at 82.41 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.75 years, in 1951.
Ireland ranks 28th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Ireland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 65.58 years | — |
| 1951 | 64.75 years | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 67.17 years | +3.7% |
| 1953 | 67.91 years | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 68.01 years | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 68 years | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 68.96 years | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 69 years | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 69.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 69.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 70.17 years | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 69.64 years | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 69.95 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 70.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 70.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 70.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 70.16 years | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 71.2 years | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 70.88 years | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 70.8 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 70.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 71.62 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 70.95 years | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 71.17 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 71.11 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 71.69 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 71.8 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 71.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 71.93 years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 72.18 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 72.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 72.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 73.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 73.18 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 73.62 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 73.56 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 73.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 74.41 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 74.42 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 74.45 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 74.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 75.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 75.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 75.29 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 75.8 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 75.47 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 75.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 75.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 76.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.09 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 76.53 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 77.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 77.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 78.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 78.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 78.91 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 79.15 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 79.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 79.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 80.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 80.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 80.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 81.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 81.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 82.12 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.39 years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 81.86 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 82.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 82.41 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.81 years | 64.75 years | 69.42 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.41 years | 69.64 years | 71.2 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.52 years | 70.83 years | 72.18 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.58 years | 72.54 years | 74.45 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.59 years | 74.84 years | 76.19 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.53 years | 76.53 years | 80.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.45 years | 80.6 years | 82.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.18 years | 81.86 years | 82.41 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Ireland?
- Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Ireland was 82.41 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 82.41 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.75 years in 1951.
- How does Ireland rank for share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy?
- Ireland ranks 28th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.