Inequality of income distribution

In 2025, Ireland's inequality of income distribution increased by 4.0% compared to 2024, reaching 7.78.

Ireland accounts for 84.2% of the EU-27 total of 9.24.

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 0.8% (from 7.84 in 2020).

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