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Gender inequality index — Ireland

Gender inequality index in Ireland in 2023 — 0.054 index. Ranked 19 in the world out of 172. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 75.7%.

2023 0.054 index −1.82% vs 2022
World rank 19of 172
Period maximum 0.222 index1990
Period minimum 0.054 index2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · index, 0–1

Gender inequality index — Ireland, 1990–202300.10.20.31990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.222 index1991: 0.221 index1992: 0.218 index1993: 0.204 index1994: 0.197 index1995: 0.196 index1996: 0.198 index1997: 0.204 index1998: 0.207 index1999: 0.208 index2000: 0.209 index2001: 0.206 index2002: 0.2 index2003: 0.197 index2004: 0.192 index2005: 0.186 index2006: 0.185 index2007: 0.181 index2008: 0.178 index2009: 0.17 index2010: 0.163 index2011: 0.141 index2012: 0.135 index2013: 0.121 index2014: 0.116 index2015: 0.111 index2016: 0.093 index2017: 0.087 index2018: 0.082 index2019: 0.076 index2020: 0.066 index2021: 0.063 index2022: 0.055 index2023: 0.054 index
Change over the period: −0.168 (−75.68%) Average annual rate: -4.19 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ireland

Ireland 0.054 index
World 0.455 index
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.12 index
Northern Europe computed 0.062 index
High-income countries computed 0.107 index
Gender inequality index — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 0.054 −0.001 −1.82%
2022 0.055 −0.008 −12.7%
2021 0.063 −0.003 −4.55%
2020 0.066 −0.01 −13.16%
2019 0.076 −0.006 −7.32%
2018 0.082 −0.005 −5.75%
2017 0.087 −0.006 −6.45%
2016 0.093 −0.018 −16.22%
2015 0.111 −0.005 −4.31%
2014 0.116 −0.005 −4.13%
2013 0.121 −0.014 −10.37%
2012 0.135 −0.006 −4.26%
2011 0.141 −0.022 −13.5%
2010 0.163 −0.007 −4.12%
2009 0.17 −0.008 −4.49%
2008 0.178 −0.003 −1.66%
2007 0.181 −0.004 −2.16%
2006 0.185 −0.001 −0.54%
2005 0.186 −0.006 −3.13%
2004 0.192 −0.005 −2.54%
2003 0.197 −0.003 −1.5%
2002 0.2 −0.006 −2.91%
2001 0.206 −0.003 −1.44%
2000 0.209 +0.001 +0.48%
1999 0.208 +0.001 +0.48%
1998 0.207 +0.003 +1.47%
1997 0.204 +0.006 +3.03%
1996 0.198 +0.002 +1.02%
1995 0.196 −0.001 −0.51%
1994 0.197 −0.007 −3.43%
1993 0.204 −0.014 −6.42%
1992 0.218 −0.003 −1.36%
1991 0.221 −0.001 −0.45%
1990 0.222 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DK Denmark 0.003 NO Norway 0.004 SE Sweden 0.007 FI Finland 0.021 IS Iceland 0.024 IE Ireland 0.054 EE Estonia 0.061 LT Lithuania 0.07 GB United Kingdom 0.083 LV Latvia 0.117
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The UNDP Gender Inequality Index, built on three dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality and adolescent birth rates), empowerment (the share of women in parliament and the level of education) and participation in the labor market. Unlike the Gender Development Index, here zero means full equality and one means extreme inequality: the scale is inverted. Of the three dimensions it is reproductive health that separates countries the most.

Important: The scale is the reverse of the Gender Development Index: here the lower the better. The two are not to be confused — these are different indexes with different components.

Source: Human Development Report (UNDP), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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