IE · 2021 · tesem060
Gender employment gap
Ireland, 2021
Gender employment gap
20.2
Ireland, 2021
▼ 20.5% vs 2020 (25.4)
Analysis
In 2021, Ireland's gender employment gap decreased by 20.5% compared to 2020, reaching 20.2.
Ireland accounts for 92.7% of the EU-27 total of 21.8.
Ireland ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 17.2% (from 24.4 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem060, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
92.7%
EU-27: 21.8
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem060