Irish men are the least attractive in the world according to the online dating site Beautiful People.

To join the global dating site, people have to be approved by existing members. And while almost a third of female Irish applicants made it onto the site, less than one in 10 Irish men were approved.

Commenting on the Irish trends, Greg Hodge, MD of BeautifulPeople.com, said: “Amazingly, Irish women continue to move up the beauty rankings and Ireland is now the eighth most beautiful country worldwide for women.

“Unfortunately, however, Irish men are yet again pulling their country down overall. Ireland shares the dubious honor, alongside the UK and Poland, of having the least-attractive male inhabitants.”

Female success rates by country

1. Norway - 71%

2. Sweden - 62%

3. Iceland - 61%

4. Brazil - 45%

5. Argentina - 43%

6. USA - 36%

7. France - 35%

8. Ireland - 29%

9. Canada - 26%

10. Italy - 23%

Male success rates by country:

1. Sweden - 60%

2. Brazil - 41%

3. Denmark - 40%

4. Italy - 37%

5. Portugal - 35%

6. Argentina - 32%

7. Norway - 27%

8. Spain - 25%

9. USA - 24%

10. Canada - 23%

21. Ireland - 9%

H/T Irish Mirror and Belfast Telegraph