IE · 2022 · tespm151
Inequality of income distribution
Ireland, 2022
Inequality of income distribution
7.62
Ireland, 2022
▲ 1.6% vs 2021 (7.50)
Analysis
In 2022, Ireland's inequality of income distribution increased by 1.6% compared to 2021, reaching 7.62.
Ireland accounts for 80.4% of the EU-27 total of 9.48.
Ireland ranks 22nd 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 17.7% (from 9.26 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm151, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
80.4%
EU-27: 9.48
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tespm151