Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Ireland
Ireland: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.0878 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0878
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
207th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.1775
in 1950
All-time low
0.086
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Ireland, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Ireland stood at 0.0878.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Ireland peaked at 0.1775 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.086, in 2021.
That places Ireland 207th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1775 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1765 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.1676 | -5.1% |
| 1953 | 0.1591 | -5.0% |
| 1954 | 0.1573 | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 0.1526 | -3.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1514 | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1482 | -2.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1467 | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.1452 | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 0.1415 | -2.6% |
| 1961 | 0.1406 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1414 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1369 | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1383 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1349 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1324 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1341 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1309 | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1285 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1295 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1291 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1296 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1287 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1285 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.127 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1223 | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1226 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1235 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.122 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1181 | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.117 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.116 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1152 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.113 | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1106 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1092 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1084 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1093 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1097 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1075 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1083 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1054 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1042 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.104 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1041 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1051 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1041 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1054 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1039 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1047 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1034 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1022 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0996 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0986 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0969 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0965 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0961 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0967 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0965 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0951 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0952 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0929 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0922 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0923 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0896 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0886 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0876 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.088 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0893 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0874 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.086 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0885 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0878 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1582 | 0.1452 | 0.1775 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.136 | 0.1285 | 0.1415 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1263 | 0.122 | 0.1296 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1126 | 0.1084 | 0.1181 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1052 | 0.1039 | 0.1083 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0991 | 0.0961 | 0.1047 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0911 | 0.0876 | 0.0952 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0874 | 0.086 | 0.0885 | 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 in men in Ireland?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Ireland was 0.0878 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 in men recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1775 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.086 in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Ireland ranks 207th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.