IE · 2025 · tespn080
Income inequality for older people - EU-SILC survey
Ireland, 2025
In 2025, Ireland's income inequality for older people increased by 7.9% compared to 2024, reaching 8.46.
Ireland accounts for 102.7% of the EU-27 total of 8.24.
Ireland ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 6.5% (from 7.94 in 2020).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespn080, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.