Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Ireland
Ireland: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.0763 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0763
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
202nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.1693
in 1950
All-time low
0.075
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Ireland, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.0763 for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Ireland peaked at 0.1693 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.075, in 2021.
Ireland ranks 202nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1693 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1624 | -4.0% |
| 1952 | 0.1562 | -3.8% |
| 1953 | 0.1504 | -3.7% |
| 1954 | 0.1427 | -5.1% |
| 1955 | 0.1393 | -2.3% |
| 1956 | 0.1363 | -2.2% |
| 1957 | 0.1353 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 0.1316 | -2.8% |
| 1959 | 0.1299 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 0.1271 | -2.2% |
| 1961 | 0.127 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1247 | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1222 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1241 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1189 | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1188 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.118 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1162 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1172 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1162 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1122 | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.113 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1113 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1093 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1091 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1065 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1073 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1068 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1034 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1022 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1004 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1009 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0989 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0985 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0962 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0953 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0941 | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0953 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0935 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0945 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0925 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0915 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0897 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.089 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0909 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0886 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0907 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.088 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0881 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0885 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0884 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0854 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0847 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0845 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0849 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0822 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0821 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0823 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0821 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0802 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0807 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0801 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0784 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0783 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0774 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.077 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0764 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0779 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0775 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0776 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.075 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.077 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0763 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1453 | 0.1299 | 0.1693 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1214 | 0.1162 | 0.1271 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1095 | 0.1034 | 0.1162 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0975 | 0.0935 | 0.1022 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0904 | 0.088 | 0.0945 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0845 | 0.0821 | 0.0885 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0784 | 0.0764 | 0.0807 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0765 | 0.075 | 0.0776 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More poverty & inequality data for Ireland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,325 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.9 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Ireland?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Ireland was 0.0763 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1693 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.075 in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Ireland ranks 202nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.