Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Ireland
Ireland: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 35.09 Rate in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Ireland, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
In 2025, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Ireland stood at 35.09 Rate.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Ireland peaked at 66.4 Rate in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.4 Rate, in 2001.
That places Ireland 26th out of 42 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 | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.4 Rate | — |
| 2002 | 27.8 Rate | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 26.7 Rate | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 26.2 Rate | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 26.9 Rate | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 31 Rate | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 63.8 Rate | +105.8% |
| 2008 | 62.1 Rate | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 59.5 Rate | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 59.5 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 59 Rate | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 55.5 Rate | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 60.1 Rate | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 59.5 Rate | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 58.5 Rate | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 66.4 Rate | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 40.8 Rate | -38.6% |
| 2018 | 41.2 Rate | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 42.3 Rate | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 43 Rate | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 43.6 Rate | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 42.7 Rate | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 41.1 Rate | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 37.65 Rate | -8.4% |
| 2025 | 35.09 Rate | -6.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 35.09 Rate is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 43.1 Rate, 81% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 35.09 Rate is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.17 Rate, 81% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +105.8% | 31 Rate | 63.8 Rate |
| 2017 | -38.6% | 66.4 Rate | 40.8 Rate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.82 Rate | 25.4 Rate | 63.8 Rate | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.28 Rate | 40.8 Rate | 66.4 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.52 Rate | 35.09 Rate | 43.6 Rate | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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 35.09 Rate 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 Rate 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 Rate in 2001.
- How does Ireland rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Ireland ranks 26th out of 42 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 40.0%. 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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