Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Ireland
Ireland: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 9.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Ireland, 1980–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Ireland stood at 9.2%.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Ireland peaked at 9.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2012.
That places Ireland 83rd out of 109 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 6.9% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.1% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.3% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.7% | 9.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 81 Mauritania 9.5% compare
- 84 Canada 9.1% compare
- 85 Lithuania 9.1% compare
- 86 United Kingdom 9.0% compare
More reference data data for Ireland
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.01 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.31 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.6528 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.5528 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8957 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 130.04 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Ireland?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Ireland was 9.2% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2012.
- How does Ireland rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Ireland ranks 83rd out of 109 regions with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.