IE · 2019 · tespn080
Income inequality for older people - EU-SILC survey
Ireland, 2019
In 2019, Ireland's income inequality for older people increased by 1.1% compared to 2018, reaching 7.54.
Ireland accounts for 88.9% of the EU-27 total of 8.48.
Ireland ranks 14th 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 11.5% (from 8.52 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespn080, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.