The Gender Pay Gap (GPG) in Ireland for 2022 was 9.6% i.e the average man earned 9.6% more than the average woman.
Just under two in six (31%) of working women work part-time, compared with just under one in six (14%) of men.
While women account for just under two in four of all employments (49%), only one in four (25%) of employments in the top 1% of earnings are held by women.
The average viewers per match of the men's Six Nations rugby matches was more than eight times the number of viewers of the women's Six Nations rugby matches.
Ireland ranks 5th for men and 15th for women for average life expectancy across Europe.
In 2021, Ireland ranked 9th in Europe on the Gender Equality Index, down two places from 7th in 2020.
As of 2021, less than one in four (22%) of Government ministers were women, while almost two in four (46%) of the members of state boards were women.
Of all employees of An Garda Síochána, just over 35% are women.
There was a correction made to the percentage of women employeed in An Garda Síochána at 11:30 on 13 March 2024. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.
in 2021, Ireland ranked 9th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index, down two places from 7th in 2020.
Just over one in ten (11%) of men in employment in 2023 usually worked 49 hours or more compared with 4% of women.
The Gender Pay Gap (GPG) in Ireland for 2022 was 9.6%, i.e the average man earned 9.6% more than the average women.
The mean hourly earnings in 2022 for men were €27.73 while the mean hourly earnings for women were €25.06.
While less than one in four (22%) of Government ministers were women in 2021, almost two in four (46%) of the members of state boards were women.
The number of television viewers of men’s sports is far greater than viewers of women’s sports across all sports included.
The smallest difference was in the Basketball National Cup finals - there was just 13% more viewers of the men’s final compared to the women’s final.
The largest difference was between the men's and women's Six Nations Rugby Championship - the average number of viewers per match of the men's Six Nations matches was more than eight times that of the women's Six Nations matches.
Just under two in ten (19%) of men at work were self-employed in 2022, compared with under one in ten (7%) of women.
Just under two in six (31%) of women who work do so part-time, compared with just under one in six (14%) of men.
While women account for just under two in four of all employments (49%) in 2022, only one in four (25%) of employments in the top 1% of earners were held by women.
This was as low as 7% of employments in the top 1% of earners in the Construction sector, and reached a high of 35% of employments in the top 1% of earnings in the Human Health & Social Work Activities sector.
The participation rate was higher for men than women across all age groups in 2023.
For all age groups from 25 years to 55 years, the difference in participation rate was ten percentage points. This increased to 20 percentage points for age groups over 55 years.
The number of women working from home rose by 306% between 2016 and 2022. The number of men working from home was up by 114% in the same period.
More than three-quarters of workers in both the Education and the Human Health & Social Work Activities sectors are women.
More than nine in ten workers in the Construction sector are men.
Almost three in five (58%) women and just over two in five (42%) men had experienced discrimination in the workplace.
Unemployment rates are almost the same for both sexes in 2023, at 4.1% for male and 4.3% for women.
Rates of unemployment were highest for men with a highest level of education of Primary or below (14%).
Rates of unemployment were highest for women whose highest level of education was Lower Secondary (12%).
Of those in consistent poverty in 2022, 54% were women and 46% were men.
Ireland's at risk of poverty rate is lower than the EU average by two percentage points for men and three percentage points for women.
The rate of maternity benefit per 100 employees in 2022 was 5.5, which continues to be higher than the rate of paternity benefit per 100 employees, which was 3.4 in 2022.
More than two in three (67%) of those whose highest level of education in 2022 was an apprenticeship were men.
More than half (57%) of those whose highest level of education in 2022 was postgraduate diploma or degree were women.
Almost eight in ten (79%) of those who sat higher level Design and Communication Graphics for their Leaving Certificate in 2023 were male, while almost nine in ten (88%) of those who sat higher level Home Economics (Social and Scientific) were female.
French was the most common foreign language to study for both males and females. Dutch was the least popular foreign language to study for males, while it was Bulgarian for females.
Five in ten (50%) of women aged 15-64 years had a third level qualification as of 2023, compared with just over four in ten (42%) of men.
More male graduates moved into Professional, Scientific, & Technical Activities post-graduation in 2019 while for female graduates it was Human Health & Social Work Activities.
Median weekly earnings increased in line with the number of years after graduation for both men and women, remaining broadly similar between male and female graduates for the first five years after graduation.
However, after 10 years this difference increases to an average of €125, with male graduates earning €1,040 per week compared with €915 for female graduates.
While men make up just under two in six (32%) of secondary school teachers, only one in six (15%) of primary school teachers were men in 2021 in Ireland.
Switzerland has the highest proportion of male secondary school teachers (48%), and Denmark has the highest proportion of male primary school teachers (32%).
The highest fertility rates in Ireland are among women aged between 30 to 34 years with the average age of first-time mothers at 31.7 years of age in 2022.
In 2021, Ireland, along with six other countries, had a fertility rate of 1.8, which was the highest in Europe. The EU average fertility rate is 1.5.
Births in 2022 had declined to 60,575 from 74,033 in 2011.
Almost 58.2% of births occurred within marriage.
Life expectancy at birth has increased year on year from Census 1871 to Census 2016. Life expectancy rose from 49.6 years for men and 50.9 years for women to 79.6 years and 83.4 years respectively.
Ireland ranked 5th for men and 15th for women for average life expectancy across the EU.
Census 2022 shows that 20.9% of all men and 22.2 % of all women in Ireland are disabled.
Fewer women than men hold GP visit or medical cards across all age groups.
Women provide more unpaid hours as carers to friends or family, with the majority between the ages of 50 and 54 years of age.
The greatest number of regular unpaid hours of care provided by children was by boys aged between 15 and 17 years.
During 2022, women represented the largest proportion of admission to psychiatric hospitals per 100,000 population. Men aged 25 to 34 years made up the largest number of such admissions in 2022.
The most common primary diagnosis leading to admission for men was schizophrenia, schizotypal, or delusional disorders, while it was depressive disorders for women.
In 2022, men between the ages of 25 and 34 years accounted for the largest number of discharges. Some 29% of all hospital discharges involving women occurred within a week or less of admission.
The highest recorded crime incidents were Attempts/Treats to Murder, and Assault, Harassment & Related Offences. Both men and women were more likely to re-offend than not within three years of the original offence. Men and women are both more likely to offend against men.
More than half (52%) of women reported experiencing sexual violence in their lifetime. The most commonly reported location for those who experienced sexual violence as an adult with a non-partner was in a pub, club, or disco.
Just over half (53%) of women who experienced sexual violence in their lifetime said they did disclose to someone compared with 34% of men.
Of all An Garda Síochána employees just over 35% are women.
In 2022, 292,723 of men and 267,196 of women commuted to work, school or college. By car was the most popular means of travel for both men and women and by motorcycle or scooter the least. The average commute time for men was 26.7 minutes and 24 minutes for women.
In 2022, 51,173 (57.5%) men passed their driving test compared with 35,194 (53.6%) of women. While more men than women hold learner permits, the difference (5,558) is lower than that of full licences (208,111).
Across all years (2005 to 2021) men consistently accounted for significantly more deaths and injuries on our roads, however, the number of deaths on the roads has been decreasing since 2005 for both men and women. In 2021, there was 99 men killed on the road compared with 37 women.
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Women and Men in Ireland Hub
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (13 March 2024) launched a new platform for information on women and men. The Women and Men in Ireland Hub has been developed by the CSO to serve as a one-stop-shop for equality data related to Women and Men in Ireland.
The Women and Men in Ireland Hub has been developed by the CSO using the latest data from the CSO and other public service bodies to provide comprehensive data on Women and Men in Ireland. The new Hub provides a wide range of information, broken down into six main themes: Gender Equality; Work; Education; Health; Safety and Security, and Transport. Users will be able to find information about the differences in pay between men and women, detailed data on areas of study and work and how that differs between women and men, and hours spent caring and volunteering, among many other metrics.
The Women and Men in Ireland Hub will provide more timely information than the Women and Men in Ireland publication, which it replaces. CSO data in the Hub will be updated as new publications are released while data from other sources will automatically be updated once it becomes available. An annual snapshot of findings using the latest data from the Hub will be published. In addition, key trends from the data will be published in a press release as part of this annual snapshot. The Hub uses our open data portal, data.cso.ie or PxStat, which allows users to search for data relevant to them, download it and create visuals in a way that suits them best.
Statistician's Comment
Commenting on the Women and Men in Ireland Hub, Emma Hogan, Statistician in the Statistical Systems Co-Ordination Unit, said: “To facilitate a growing need for equality-based data and more timely information, the CSO is delighted to announce our new Women and Men in Ireland Hub.
The purpose of the Hub is to replace the Women and Men in Ireland publication with this single data resource on our website which gathers and automatically updates statistics on women and men as they are published by the CSO and other public sector organisations. The Hub is designed to increase the frequency of updates and simplify the process of finding and accessing data on women and men in Ireland.
The structure of the Hub allows the flexibility to add new data as it becomes available, to include new topics, and to have more regular updates. The CSO welcome comments and suggestions from users on this new platform which can be sent to sscu@cso.ie."
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