Income share held by lowest 10% in Ireland
Ireland: Income share held by lowest 10% was 3.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income share held by lowest 10% in Ireland, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
In 2023, income share held by lowest 10% in Ireland stood at 3.7%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 10% in Ireland peaked at 3.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1987.
That places Ireland 14th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More poverty & inequality data for Ireland
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% (2023)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% (2023)
- Prosperity gap 0.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2023)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 8.6% (2023)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% (2023)
- Population living in slums 8.5% (2022)
- Income share held by second 20% 13.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 10% in Ireland?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in Ireland was 3.7% in 2023, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1987.
- How does Ireland rank for income share held by lowest 10%?
- Ireland ranks 14th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by lowest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.