IE · 2019 · tespm151

Inequality of income distribution

Ireland, 2019

Inequality of income distribution
8.04
Ireland, 2019
▼ 5.0% vs 2018 (8.46)
Analysis

In 2019, Ireland's inequality of income distribution decreased by 5.0% compared to 2018, reaching 8.04.

Ireland accounts for 80.6% of the EU-27 total of 9.98.

Ireland ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 18.0% (from 9.80 in 2014).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespm151, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
80.6%
EU-27: 9.98
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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