Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Ireland
Ireland: Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational was 76.7 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2022. βΌ Falling
Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Ireland, 2005β2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of earnings of men workers.
Analysis
In 2022, earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Ireland stood at 76.7 Percentage of earnings of men workers.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Ireland peaked at 92.85 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2011 and was at its lowest, 69.53 Percentage of earnings of men workers, in 2021.
Ireland ranks 24th of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.92 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 73.92 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 73.92 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 1 |
| 2010s | 80.73 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 73.23 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 92.85 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.89 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 69.53 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 81.46 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 21 United Kingdom 77.36 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 22 Sweden 77.36 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 23 Canada 76.81 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 25 Austria 72.99 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 26 Germany 72.19 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 27 Israel 67.68 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
More work & labour data for Ireland
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per capita 0.0003 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Ireland?
- Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Ireland was 76.7 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 92.85 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2011.
- What is the lowest earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.53 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational?
- Ireland ranks 24th out of 27 countries with data for 2022.
- Is earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational attainment level β Relative earnings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 14 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
This dataset contains data on the gender differrences in earnings from employment, by age group, educational attainment level and work time arrangement. The baseline is men's earnings. The default table displays 2024 data (or the latest available year) on the earnings of 25-64 year-old full-time female workers as a percentage of the earnings of their male counterparts, by the three aggregated levels of educational attainment. The selection can be changed to display data by educational attainment, by age group and by work time arrangement (e.g. full- or part-time employment).</p><p>Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on September 29, 2026.</p><p>For more information, please consult the <a href=https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/education-at-a-glance_19991487.html><i>Education at a Glance</i></a> web page and the <a href=https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264304444-en><i>OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications</i></a>.