Females, as a share of private paid employees in Ireland

Ireland: Females, as a share of private paid employees was 0.4049 in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.4049
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
29th
of 66 countries
All-time high
0.4559
in 2012
All-time low
0.4049
in 2017
Years of data
14
2004–2017

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

00.10.20.30.40.52004201020172004: 0.4372005: 0.4372006: 0.4282007: 0.442008: 0.4172009: 0.4192010: 0.4372011: 0.442012: 0.4562013: 0.442014: 0.4382015: 0.432016: 0.4142017: 0.405

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.4049 for females, as a share of private paid employees in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of private paid employees in Ireland peaked at 0.4559 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4049, in 2017.

That places Ireland 29th out of 66 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Females, as a share of private paid employees in Ireland, 2004 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2004 0.4373
2005 0.4373 +0.0%
2006 0.4279 -2.1%
2007 0.4396 +2.7%
2008 0.4167 -5.2%
2009 0.4188 +0.5%
2010 0.4375 +4.5%
2011 0.4405 +0.7%
2012 0.4559 +3.5%
2013 0.4397 -3.6%
2014 0.4382 -0.3%
2015 0.43 -1.9%
2016 0.4137 -3.8%
2017 0.4049 -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4296 0.4167 0.4396 6
2010s 0.4325 0.4049 0.4559 8

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 26 Slovakia 0.4096 compare
  2. 27 Croatia 0.4087 compare
  3. 28 Greece 0.4058 compare
  4. 30 Poland 0.4046 compare
  5. 31 Czechia 0.4033 compare
  6. 32 Ukraine 0.403 compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of private paid employees in Ireland?
Females, as a share of private paid employees in Ireland was 0.4049 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4559 in 2012.
What is the lowest females, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4049 in 2017.
How does Ireland rank for females, as a share of private paid employees?
Ireland ranks 29th out of 66 countries with data for 2017.
Is females, as a share of private paid employees rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of private paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
66 places, 822 data points, 2000–2022
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