SDG 10.1.1 Growth rates of household expenditure or income per capita among the bottom 40 per cent of the population and the total population; information is provided by the CSO, Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC).
Definition: According to the UN metadata document for SDG 10.1.1, this indicator is computed as the annualized average growth rate in per capita real consumption or income of the bottom 40% of the income distribution in a country from household surveys over a roughly 5-year period.
Information here is provided by CSO, Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC).
The median nominal household disposable income in SILC 2025 (calendar year 2024) was €61,666, an increase of €2,744 (+4.7%) from the previous year. Using a base income year of 2019 to adjust for inflation, the real median household disposable income was €51,624, an increase of €1,218 (2.4%) compared with the previous year.
In the five years since SILC 2020, median nominal household disposable income increased by 32.9%. However, after adjusting for inflation, real median household disposable income increased by 11.3% over the same period. From SILC 2022 to 2025, real median household disposable income increased by 1.0%. See Table 4.1.
Equivalised income allows for a more meaningful comparison of income across households by accounting for the number of adults and children living in the household, thus allowing for analysis at an individualised level. However, when analysing by individual characteristics, it should be borne in mind that equivalised income is influenced by the income of all household members. See At Risk of Poverty Indicators Explained (PDF 717KB) .
The median equivalised nominal disposable income in SILC 2025 was €31,767, representing an increase of €1,771 (5.9%) from the previous year. The corresponding at risk of poverty threshold (i.e. 60% of the median) stood at €19,060 in SILC 2025, compared with €17,998 in SILC 2024.
Using a base income year of 2019 to adjust for inflation, the real median equivalised disposable income in SILC 2025 was €26,594, an increase of 3.6% from €25,661 on the previous year. The real at risk of poverty threshold was €15,956 in SILC 2025, up from €15,397 in the previous year. See Table 4.1.
Ranking households from lowest household disposable income to highest, and splitting into ten groups allows us to split households into deciles.
Households in the first household disposable income decile (lowest income) had a mean weekly gross income of €363, with an average €102 (28.2% of gross income) from market income and €261 (71.8% of gross income) from social transfers. After deductions, these households had an average net disposable income of €329 per week.
For households in the fifth decile the mean weekly gross income was €1,372, composed of an average €1,081 (78.8%) market income and €292 (21.2%) in social transfers. After deductions, households in the fifth decile had an average of €1,080 in disposable income.
Households in the tenth decile had a mean weekly gross income of €5,787, composed of an average €5,665 (97.9%) market income and €122 (2.1%) in social transfers. After deductions, households in the tenth decile had an average €3,495 in disposable income. See Table 4.2.
SDG 10.2.1 Proportion of people living below 50 per cent of median income, by sex, age and persons with disabilities, information is published by CSO, Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC).
Definition: According to the UN metadata document for SDG 10.2.1, this indicator is computed as the share (%) of a country’s population living on less than half of the consumption/income level of the median of the national income/consumption distribution.
Data here is from the CSO SILC 2025. The at Risk of Poverty Rate, a measure of the proportion of people below a given percentage of median income, is 6.1% at 50% of the median. This ranges from 3.3% among those aged 65 and over, to 10.6% among those aged 0-5 years and 12-17 years. It is similar for both males and females, with a value of 6.0% for males and 6.1% for females. The rate is 5.0% for those not limited in activity, rising to 7.1% for those severely limited in activity. SeeTables 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5.
Information from the CSO Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022 report is presented here.
The CSO release ‘Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022’, published as a CSO Frontier Series Output, produces household income statistics using administrative data. Estimates are provided at multiple levels of geography, including by county, administrative county (local authority), Local Electoral Area (LEA), and electoral division. It is worth noting that administrative data is pseudonymised prior to any statistical analysis taking place to protect the privacy of individuals.
Administrative counties correspond with the local authorities, covering 31 City and County Councils. By administrative county (local authority) and province, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown had the highest median gross household income (€84,991) in Leinster, while Longford had the lowest (€47,217). In Munster, Cork County was the local authority area with the highest median gross household income (€60,906), while Kerry had the lowest (€48,320). The highest median gross household income by local authority in Connacht was in Galway County (€59,895), and the lowest was in Leitrim (€45,267). In Ulster (part of), the local authority with the highest median gross household income was Cavan (€52,321), while Donegal had the lowest (€42,497). See Table 4.6 and Map 4.1.
Further analysis by administrative county or local authority area is available in the release ‘Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022’, chapter on Household Income by Region.
SDG 10.3.1 Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed in the previous 12 months on the basis of a ground of discrimination prohibited under International Human Rights Law; indicative information is provided by the CSO's Equality and Discrimination 2024 publication.
Definition: According to the UN metadata document for SDG 10.3.1, this indicator is computed as the proportion of the population (adults) who self-report that they personally experienced discrimination or harassment during the last 12 months based on ground(s) prohibited by international human rights law (IHRL).
Information here is from the CSO's Equality and Discrimination 2024 publication. This survey looks at the experience of discrimination, as reported by the respondents to the survey, across various settings ranging from work-related discrimination, social settings such as pubs, restaurants, retail outlets, to education, health, and public services. The survey also looked at discrimination experienced by those who were in contact with An Garda Síochána.
At an overall level in 2024, over one in five (22%) respondents aged 18 years and over experienced discrimination of some form, in the previous two years.
Almost half (46%) of people who identified as transgender/non-binary had experienced discrimination of some form in the previous two years, double the prevalence amongst cisgender people (23%).
Respondents were also asked about their sexual orientation. Three in five (59%) respondents who identified as gay or lesbian said that they had experienced discrimination of some form in the previous two years, which was similar to those who identified as bisexual at 55%. By comparison, more than one in five (22%) who identified as heterosexual or straight cited experiencing discrimination in the two years previous to interview.
Analysis by ethnicity shows that half (49%) of people whose ethnic group/background was Black Irish/Black African/other Black background experienced discrimination of some form, compared with just one in five (19%) of people whose ethnicity was White Irish. Members of the Irish Traveller/Roma community also experienced high levels of discrimination (42%). See Table 4.7.
Further details and information are available from the CSO's Equality and Discrimination 2024 publication.
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