In 2024, Dublin continued to have the highest disposable income per person nationally at €33,889, followed by Limerick at €30,879 and Cork at €30,748.
Dublin’s disposable income per person of €33,889 in 2024 was 12% higher than the national average of €30,139.
Longford recorded the lowest disposable income per person nationally in 2024 at €23,725.
Dublin recorded the highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per person in the State at €182,305, followed by the South-West region (Cork and Kerry) at €162,983, and Kildare at €81,859.
In 2024, Gross Value Added (GVA) in basic prices per person was 74% above the national average in Dublin and 73% below the national average in Longford.
Over a third (35%) of all employed people worked in Dublin in 2024, while 12% worked in Cork and 6% in Galway.
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (04 February 2026) published County Incomes and GDP 2024.
Commenting on the release, Aoife Crowe, Statistician in the National Accounts Analysis and Globalisation Division of the CSO, said:
“Disposable income in Dublin City and County remained the largest nationally in 2024, accounting for €52 billion of the State total, which was up 9.9% from 2023. Disposable income is the amount of money left for an individual to spend after receiving social benefits and paying tax and social charges (see for more detail).
The Midland region (Laois, Longford, Offaly, and Westmeath) continued to have the lowest levels of disposable income in 2024. The income of this region accounted for €8.8 billion overall and was 14.5% below the national average per person.
Disposable Income by County
Dublin continued to have the highest disposable income per person nationally in 2024, followed by Limerick and Cork.
Dublin’s disposable income per person stood at €33,889 in 2024, which was 12% higher than the national average of €30,139. The next county with the highest disposable income per person was Limerick at €30,879 per person, followed by Cork at €30,748. Dublin, Limerick, and Cork, as well as surrounding counties, benefit largely from the presence of key economic sectors, for example, the Information & Communication sector in Dublin and the Manufacturing sector in Cork and Limerick.
Longford recorded the lowest disposable income per person in the State in 2024 at €23,725, which was 21% below the national average. The county with the second lowest disposable income per person was Roscommon at €24,685, followed by Donegal at €24,686.
The Border (Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, and Sligo) and Midland regions consistently remain significantly below the national average for household disposable income and are largely dependent on the Public Administration sector to generate wealth and employment in their respective regions.
Gross Domestic Product by County
Dublin City and County recorded the highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per person in Ireland at €182,305, followed by the South-West region at €162,983 and Kildare at €81,859. The Information & Communication sector was the largest contributor towards GDP in Dublin, while Manufacturing contributed most towards GDP in the South-West and Kildare.
The lowest GDP per person in the State was recorded in Longford at €28,689, followed by the Border region at €32,617 and Laois at €32,717 where the public sector remained the strongest contributor towards GDP.
Employment was heavily weighted towards Dublin with 35% of all employed people in Ireland working in the Dublin area in 2024. Cork was next highest with 12% of all employed people in the country working there. In comparison, Galway accounted for 6% of all employed people nationally, followed by Limerick at 5% and Waterford at 2%.”