Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Ireland

Ireland: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 was 0.7813 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7813
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
44th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.7813
in 2016
All-time low
0.6349
in 2007
Years of data
10
2004–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Ireland, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.6472005: 0.6762006: 0.6642007: 0.6352008: 0.6582009: 0.6822013: 0.7082014: 0.7382015: 0.7392016: 0.781

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.7813 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in 2016. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Ireland peaked at 0.7813 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6349, in 2007.

That places Ireland 44th out of 71 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6604 0.6349 0.6822 6
2010s 0.7416 0.7077 0.7813 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 41 Cambodia 0.8055 compare
  2. 42 Finland 0.7962 compare
  3. 43 Slovakia 0.7884 compare
  4. 45 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7794 compare
  5. 46 Latvia 0.7793 compare
  6. 47 Uruguay 0.7667 compare

See the full ranking of 71 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Ireland?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 in Ireland was 0.7813 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.7813 in 2016.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6349 in 2007.
How does Ireland rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64?
Ireland ranks 44th out of 71 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 933 data points, 1970–2021
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