Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Ireland
Ireland: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population was 34.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Ireland, 2003–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Ireland is 34.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Ireland peaked at 43.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2003.
Ireland ranks 3rd of 39 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 29.9% | — |
| 2004 | 30.8% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 40.8% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 36.9% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 36.8% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 36.4% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 37.9% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 36.9% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 35.7% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 34.3% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.5% | 29.9% | 40.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 36.4% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 34.3% | 37.9% | 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 reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Ireland?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Ireland was 34.3% in 2023, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2003.
- How does Ireland rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population?
- Ireland ranks 3rd out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.