Irish youth among lowest in EU for risk of poverty

Irish youths have one of the lowest risks of falling into poverty in the EU, according to new figures from Eurostat, the EU’s statistics branch.

By PA/TPN, in Ireland · 08 Apr 2023, 14:01 · 1 Comments

The figures showed that 10.3% of Irish people aged between 15 and 29 were at risk of poverty.

The countries with the lowest risk of youth poverty were Czechia (8.6%) and Slovenia (9.9%). Meanwhile, the countries with the highest risk of youth poverty were Denmark (25.6%), Greece (25.3%), and Spain (24.9%).

The figures show the total risk of youth poverty across the EU to be 20.4%, with people outside that age bracket at a lower risk (16.8%).

In 2021, the at-risk-of-poverty rate in the EU for young people aged 15-29 was 20.1%.

Highest in:
Denmark (25.6%)
Greece (25.3%) and
Spain (24.9%)

Lowest in:
Czechia (8.6%)
Slovenia (9.9%) and
Ireland (10.3%)

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Comments

How can Denmark, one of the world's richest and most egalitarian countries, be worst? I can understand the Czech Republic and Slovenia doing quite well as they are also fairly egalitarian, catching up with the EU average in standard of living and have hardly any minorities and fewer social problems related to drugs, etc. As for my own country, Ireland, do not take our stats seriously!

By Patrick Sweeney from Other on 09 Apr 2023, 01:15