IE · 2016 · tesem060
Gender employment gap
Ireland, 2016
Gender employment gap
24.4
Ireland, 2016
▼ 1.6% vs 2015 (24.8)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's gender employment gap decreased by 1.6% compared to 2015, reaching 24.4.
Ireland accounts for 109.9% of the EU-27 total of 22.2.
Ireland ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 37.1% (from 17.8 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem060, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
109.9%
EU-27: 22.2
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem060