Unadjusted gender pay gap in Ireland
In 2024, the unadjusted gender pay gap in Ireland was 8.3%. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2007.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Ireland, 2024
8.3%p (Provisional)
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
European Union, 2024
11.1%p (Provisional)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
11.2%
Position in 2024
20th of 30
Unadjusted gender pay gap in Ireland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of men's average gross hourly earnings. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.3%p (provisional) | 11.1%p (provisional) |
| 2023 | 8.6%p (provisional) | 11.7%p (provisional) |
| 2022 | 9.3% | 12.2% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | 12.3% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | 12.7% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | 13.7% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | 14.4% |
| 2017 | 14.4%p (provisional) | 14.6% |
| 2016 | 14.2%p (provisional) | 15.1% |
| 2015 | 13.9%p (provisional) | 15.5% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | 15.7% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | 16.0% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | 16.4% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | 16.2% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | 15.8% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | – |
| 2008 | 12.6% | – |
| 2007 | 17.3% | – |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 8.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 13.9%, the figure has changed by −5.6 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 11.1%.