Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Ireland
Ireland: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 55.21 Rate in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
55.21 Rate
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
44th
of 44 countries
All-time high
70 Rate
in 2016
All-time low
53.7 Rate
in 2023
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Ireland, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 55.21 Rate for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Ireland peaked at 70 Rate in 2016 and was at its lowest, 53.7 Rate, in 2023.
That places Ireland 44th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 62.3 Rate | — |
| 2002 | 63.3 Rate | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 62.8 Rate | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 62.5 Rate | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 62.9 Rate | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 65 Rate | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 67.6 Rate | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 67.4 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 68.2 Rate | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 66.4 Rate | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 66.7 Rate | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 64.9 Rate | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 67.3 Rate | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 67 Rate | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 66.2 Rate | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 70 Rate | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 56.5 Rate | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 55.6 Rate | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 54.4 Rate | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 55.1 Rate | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 67.9 Rate | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 66.8 Rate | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 53.7 Rate | -19.6% |
| 2024 | 55.75 Rate | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 55.21 Rate | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.67 Rate | 62.3 Rate | 68.2 Rate | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.5 Rate | 54.4 Rate | 70 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.08 Rate | 53.7 Rate | 67.9 Rate | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 57.8 Rate compare
- 42 United Kingdom 57.8 Rate compare
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 - unemployment trap in Ireland?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Ireland was 55.21 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 70 Rate in 2016.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7 Rate in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
- Ireland ranks 44th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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