Income share held by fourth 20% in Ireland
Ireland: Income share held by fourth 20% was 22.0% in 2023. β¬ Flat
Income share held by fourth 20% in Ireland, 1987β2023
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 22.0% for income share held by fourth 20% in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by fourth 20% in Ireland peaked at 22.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 1994.
Ireland ranks 72nd of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.9% | 21.7% | 22.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 21.9% | 22.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 21.9% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 22.0% | 22.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More poverty & inequality data for Ireland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.6 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 7,325 (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 revenues vs income inequality 21.9 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 8.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.054 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by fourth 20% in Ireland?
- Income share held by fourth 20% in Ireland was 22.0% in 2023, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by fourth 20% recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest income share held by fourth 20% recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 1994.
- How does Ireland rank for income share held by fourth 20%?
- Ireland ranks 72nd out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by fourth 20% rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by fourth 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.