Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Ireland
Ireland: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 34.47 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
34.47
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
22nd
of 32 countries
All-time high
66.4
in 2016
All-time low
25.4
in 2001
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Ireland, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Ireland stood at 34.47.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Ireland peaked at 66.4 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.4, in 2001.
That places Ireland 22nd out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.4 | — |
| 2002 | 27.8 | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 26.7 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 26.2 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 26.9 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 31 | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 63.8 | +105.8% |
| 2008 | 62.1 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 59.5 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 59 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 55.5 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 60.1 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 59.5 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 58.5 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 66.4 | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 40.8 | -38.6% |
| 2018 | 41.2 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 42.3 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 43 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 43.6 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 42.7 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 41.1 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 37.42 | -9.0% |
| 2025 | 34.47 | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.82 | 25.4 | 63.8 | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.28 | 40.8 | 66.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.38 | 34.47 | 43.6 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Ireland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4574 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4405 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Ireland?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Ireland was 34.47 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4 in 2016.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4 in 2001.
- How does Ireland rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Ireland ranks 22nd out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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