Wealth share of the richest 1% in Ireland
Ireland: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 23.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Ireland, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 23.3% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Ireland peaked at 27.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 186th of 215 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.0% | 23.4% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 24.6% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 23.7% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 22.4% | 24.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Ireland?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Ireland was 23.3% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Ireland ranks 186th out of 215 regions with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.