Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Ireland

Ireland: Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile was 0.5846 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.5846
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
18th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.6946
in 2004
All-time low
0.5846
in 2017
Years of data
14
2004–2017

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Ireland, 2004–2017

00.20.40.62004201020172004: 0.6952005: 0.6752006: 0.6312007: 0.6582008: 0.632009: 0.6392010: 0.6462011: 0.6472012: 0.6282013: 0.6462014: 0.612015: 0.5862016: 0.6182017: 0.585

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.5846 for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Ireland peaked at 0.6946 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5846, in 2017.

That places Ireland 18th out of 60 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1 in Ireland, 2004 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2004 0.6946
2005 0.6749 -2.8%
2006 0.6309 -6.5%
2007 0.6584 +4.4%
2008 0.6295 -4.4%
2009 0.6394 +1.6%
2010 0.6455 +1.0%
2011 0.647 +0.2%
2012 0.628 -2.9%
2013 0.6457 +2.8%
2014 0.6105 -5.5%
2015 0.5862 -4.0%
2016 0.6184 +5.5%
2017 0.5846 -5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6546 0.6295 0.6946 6
2010s 0.6207 0.5846 0.647 8

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 15 Latvia 0.5956 compare
  2. 16 Portugal 0.5939 compare
  3. 17 Dominican Republic 0.5904 compare
  4. 19 Chile 0.5827 compare
  5. 20 Switzerland 0.5786 compare
  6. 21 Finland 0.5776 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Ireland?
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Ireland was 0.5846 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.6946 in 2004.
What is the lowest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5846 in 2017.
How does Ireland rank for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile?
Ireland ranks 18th out of 60 countries with data for 2017.
Is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 736 data points, 2000–2021
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