IE · 2022 · tesem060
Gender employment gap
Ireland, 2022
Gender employment gap
22.8
Ireland, 2022
▲ 12.9% vs 2021 (20.2)
Analysis
In 2022, Ireland's gender employment gap increased by 12.9% compared to 2021, reaching 22.8.
Ireland accounts for 107.5% of the EU-27 total of 21.2.
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 fallen by 6.6% (from 24.4 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem060, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
107.5%
EU-27: 21.2
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem060