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

Ireland: Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile was 0.7134 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.7134
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
8th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.7134
in 2017
All-time low
0.5488
in 2006
Years of data
14
2004–2017

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

00.20.40.60.82004201020172004: 0.5662005: 0.5542006: 0.5492007: 0.5662008: 0.6082009: 0.6042010: 0.6622011: 0.5962012: 0.6422013: 0.6382014: 0.6462015: 0.6682016: 0.692017: 0.713

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Ireland stood at 0.7134. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Ireland peaked at 0.7134 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5488, in 2006.

That places Ireland 8th out of 59 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 4 in Ireland, 2004 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2004 0.5662
2005 0.5539 -2.2%
2006 0.5488 -0.9%
2007 0.5664 +3.2%
2008 0.6081 +7.4%
2009 0.6043 -0.6%
2010 0.6618 +9.5%
2011 0.5956 -10.0%
2012 0.6422 +7.8%
2013 0.638 -0.7%
2014 0.6462 +1.3%
2015 0.6683 +3.4%
2016 0.6902 +3.3%
2017 0.7134 +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5746 0.5488 0.6081 6
2010s 0.657 0.5956 0.7134 8

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 5 Hungary 0.7303 compare
  2. 6 Latvia 0.7195 compare
  3. 7 Poland 0.7137 compare
  4. 9 France 0.6992 compare
  5. 10 Philippines 0.6955 compare
  6. 11 Czechia 0.6851 compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Ireland?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Ireland was 0.7134 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.7134 in 2017.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5488 in 2006.
How does Ireland rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile?
Ireland ranks 8th out of 59 countries with data for 2017.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. 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 Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 4
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 726 data points, 2000–2021
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