In Quarter 4 (Q4) 2025, of those working, 29% of women worked part-time, compared with 13% of men.
The unemployment rates in Q4 2025 were almost the same for both sexes; 4.4% for men, compared with 4.3% for women.
In Q4 2025, women accounted for 41.7% of people in full-time employment, and 67.1% of those in part-time employment.
As of November 2025, 27% of Government ministers in Ireland were women, whilst 43% of Irish European parliament members were women.
There were more than eight times the number of average viewers per match of the men's Six Nations rugby than the women's Six Nations rugby in 2025.
Over half (52%) of women aged 15-64 years had a third level qualification as of Q2 2024, compared with 44% of men.
In 2023, Ireland ranked 8th for men and 12th for women for average life expectancy across Europe.
As of 2023, the average age of first-time mothers in Ireland was 31.6 years of age, compared with the EU average of 29.8 years of age.
The Women and Men in Ireland Hub developed by the CSO in March 2024 provides detailed equality data across a range of themes. CSO data in the Hub is updated as new releases are published, whilst data from other sources is automatically updated once it becomes available. 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.
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 welcomes comments and suggestions from users of this platform, which can be sent to sscu@cso.ie.
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Women and Men in Ireland Hub
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (09 March 2026) published an update to the Women and Men in Ireland Hub. This Hub was developed in March 2024, using the latest data from both the CSO and other public service bodies, to provide a comprehensive one-stop-shop for equality data related to women and men in Ireland (See Editor’s Note below for more information). The data is broken down into six main themes: Gender Equality; Work; Education; Health; Safety and Security; and Transport.
Commenting on the Women and Men in Ireland Hub, Laura Delaney, Statistician in the Statistical Systems Coordination Unit, said: “It is interesting to review the data on the CSO’s Women and Men in Ireland Hub following International Women’s Day on 08 March. This Hub presents data which captures the lives of women and men in Ireland across six key themes. We can see differences in career choices, patterns of work, and earnings. The Hub also paints a picture of the different life experiences of men and women, across themes such as education, health, sport, and safety.
Looking at recent data available on the Hub, 4 out of 15, or 27% of Government ministers in Ireland were women, whilst 43% of Irish European parliament members were women in November 2025.
It is interesting to note that as of Q4 2025, the unemployment rates were almost the same for both sexes; 4.4% for men, compared with 4.3% for women.
On a sporting front there was a significant gap in terms of viewership of the 2025 Men’s and Women’s Six Nations Championships. The average viewers per match of the men's matches in 2025 were more than eight times the number of viewers of the women's matches. On the other hand, a larger audience viewed the 2025 Women’s Basketball Cup Finals at 33,700 compared with the Men’s Basketball Cup Finals at 22,700.
We would encourage everyone to explore the information available on the Hub, which was launched by the CSO in March 2024 to facilitate a growing need for equality-based data and more timely information.
This is a 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.”