Gender in Ireland 248 indicators covering gender for Ireland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 100 2023 up 5.3% 1st Women Business and the Law Index 100 2023 up 5.3% 1st Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 87.9% 2025 up 26.9% 152nd Share of female employment by economic sector 1.1% 2025 down 29.5% 154th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 4 2023 down 20.0% 173rd Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 38.2 2019 down 7.5% 85th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 26.6 2019 down 8.6% 167th Total Fertility Rate 1.7 2022 down 14.1% 125th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 77.59 2022 up 13.8% 36th Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 20.23 years 2018 up 16.3% 5th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 19.26 years 2018 up 12.5% 3rd Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 28.6% 2025 down 0.1% 56th Women of reproductive age 1.24 million 2023 up 6.9% 119th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 84.3% 2026 up 1.0% 28th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 3.5% 2020 down 39.6% 186th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 43 2026 up 59.3% 87th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 25.0% 2026 up 53.7% 108th Share of women in ministerial positions 21.4% 2024 up 49.9% 96th Share of women in parliament 25.3% 2025 up 55.5% 100th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 95.35 2020 down 7.9% 34th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 5.1% 2016 up 38.3% 168th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 16.9% 2016 up 12.2% 123rd Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 25.29 2024 up 61.5% 99th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.49 ratio 2026 up 11.4% 92nd Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 99.2% 2025 up 43.0% 110th Access to justice women row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Share of pregnant women who have anemia 14.7% 2023 down 11.4% 186th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 173.4 2023 up 32.1% 136th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 14.0% 2023 up 20.7% 196th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 14.7% 2023 down 11.4% 201st Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 14.0% 2023 up 22.8% 195th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 14 2023 up 20.7% 183rd Gender Development Index 0.991 2022 up 2.0% 46th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 39.9% 2024 up 18.5% 48th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 90.0% 2023 up 16.9% 27th Access to anti-retroviral drugs, male 89.0% 2023 up 32.8% 17th ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →