Gender in Ireland

248 indicators covering gender for Ireland.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.03 2022 up 1.2% 33rd
Gender Inequality Index 0.072 2022 down 46.3% 143rd
Suicide Rate 8.55 2021 down 32.7% 71st
Female migrants 50.1% 2020 down 1.1% 87th
Share of temporary employees 7.21 2024 down 29.1% 77th
Time-related underemployment, female 8.2% 2024 down 12.2% 13th
Time-related underemployment, male 6.8% 2024 down 13.0% 12th
Age at first marriage, female 32.4 2016 up 3.2% 8th
Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 21.43 2024 up 49.9% 96th
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle 37.79 2024 up 19.5% 40th
Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 8.2% 2019 up 15.5% 179th
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 4.32 2019 down 10.0% 135th
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 11.5% 2019 up 6.5% 172nd
Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 132 2019 unchanged 9th
Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 92.2 2019 up 14.3% 136th
Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 120 2019 unchanged 20th
Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 131 2019 down 0.8% 18th
Age-Standardized Mortality Rate Attributed to Noncommunicable Diseases 326.84 2019 down 16.8% 157th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.5% 2026 up 10.8% 97th
Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate 1 2015 down 50.0% 126th
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel 99.7 2017 unchanged 41st
Low pay rate 13.1 2024 down 23.0% 60th
Number of daily smokers, men and women 435,441 2012 up 9.1% 114th
Age at first marriage, male 33.4 2016 up 3.1% 21st
Female homicide victims 11 homicides 2023 up 22.2% 85th
Female homicide rate 0.4192 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 up 8.7% 114th
Male homicide victims 23 homicides 2023 down 39.5% 97th
Male homicide rate 0.894 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 46.1% 117th
Inactivity rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 33.86 2025 down 11.3% 57th
Youth working-age population with vocational education or training 74.11 2024 down 6.1% 54th
Working-age population with vocational education or training 517.35 2024 up 120.3% 43rd
Working-age population with vocational education or training 517.35 2024 up 120.3% 43rd
Youth transited 320.75 2024 up 0.8% 37th
Youth working-age population 1,003 2024 up 14.9% 37th
Discrimination access to credit gender, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Human trafficking victims 67 number 2024 up 45.7% 73rd
Human trafficking victims 67 number 2024 up 45.7% 73rd
Global Gender Gap Index 0.8045 2022 up 2.6% 9th
Gender of the head of state, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2011 9th
Youth working-age population 942.69 2025 up 20.8% 41st
Youth inactivity rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 45.17 2025 down 10.5% 36th
Inactivity rate 37.04 2025 down 11.2% 35th
Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 33.9 2025 down 11.2% 58th
Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women 18.06 litres pure alcohol 2019 down 4.3% 16th
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th 37.8% 2024 up 19.5% 39th
Share of pregnant women with HIV that receive antiretroviral therapy 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 39.07 2025 up 12.8% 29th
Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament 0.88 ratio 2026 up 12.8% 10th
Gender Development Index 1 2023 up 3.2% 14th
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women 37.8% 2024 up 19.5% 37th
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education 29 2016 down 7.9% 67th
Working-age population 4,468 2025 up 21.0% 51st
Rural population, female 18.0% 2015 down 6.5% 110th
Rural population, male 18.7% 2015 down 7.5% 109th
Urban population, female 32.2% 2015 up 4.7% 82nd
Urban population, male 31.0% 2015 up 4.4% 82nd
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle 37.79 2024 up 19.5% 24th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.9% 2026 up 12.2% 11th
Average effective age of retirement for women 64.1 years 2018 down 0.9% 19th
Proportion of Women in Managerial Positions 37.93 2023 up 13.9% 16th