Income share held by the richest 10% in Ireland
The richest 10% of people in Ireland received 24.1% of total income or consumption in 2023.
Ireland, 2023
24.1%
Change from 2022
−0.4percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
24.6%
Income share held by the richest 10% in Ireland over time
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Ireland
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% of total income or consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 24.1% |
| 2022 | 24.5% |
| 2021 | 24.1% |
| 2020 | 23.8% |
| 2019 | 24.6% |
| 2018 | 25.1% |
| 2017 | 25.4% |
| 2016 | 25.9% |
| 2015 | 25.4% |
| 2014 | 24.9% |
| 2013 | 26.1% |
| 2012 | 25.9% |
| 2011 | 25.5% |
| 2010 | 24.9% |
| 2009 | 25.6% |
| 2008 | 24.6% |
| 2007 | 25.5% |
| 2006 | 25.6% |
| 2005 | 26.9% |
| 2004 | 26.6% |
| 2003 | 25.9% |
| 2002 | 25.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 24.5% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 26.1%, the figure has changed by −2.0 percentage points.
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