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Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) 2018

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Equivalised Income

The nominal median equivalised disposable income was €22,872 and the nominal at risk of poverty threshold stood at €13,723 i.e. 60% of the median. In 2018, 14.0% of individuals had an equivalised disposable income below this threshold. The nominal mean equivalised disposable income was €26,766 and 63.4% of individuals had an equivalised disposable income that was less than this amount. The real value, i.e. at 2012 prices, of the at risk of poverty threshold for 2018 was €13,505 and this represents an increase of 9.2% on the real value for 2017 of €12,364.

Real median equivalised disposable income increased for most socio-economic groups in 2018. An analysis by principal economic status shows that income increased for all groups. See table 2.1e.

Individuals with a highest level of educational attainment of third level degree or higher continued to have the highest real median equivalised disposable income of the categories analysed in 2018, at €33,610. The real median equivalised disposable income for this group in 2017 was €34,050.

Individuals not at work due to illness or disability had the lowest real median equivalised disposable income of the categories analysed in 2018 at €14,026. The real median equivalised disposable income for this group in 2017 was €13,920.

Real median equivalised disposable income for males was €22,991 in 2018, 4.6% higher than the corresponding 2018 figure for females (€21,973).

Individuals living in the Eastern and Midlands region had a real median equivalised disposable income (€24,345) that was 21.3% higher than those living in the Northern and Western region (€20,067) and 13.7% higher than those living in the Southern region (€21,417).

Composition of Income

In 2018, real average weekly equivalised gross income was €675.31, up from €618.46 in 2017, an increase of 9.2%. See table 2.2b.

An analysis of the composition of gross income by year shows real average weekly equivalised direct income in 2018 at €546.51, an increase of 11.0% on the 2017 figure (€492.22). Real average weekly equivalised social transfers increased to €128.80 in 2018 from €126.24 in 2017, an increase of 2.0%. See figure 2.1 below.

	Direct income	Social transfers
2012	376.33	138.63
2013	392.69	136.91
2014	411.21	131.65
2015	434.87	131.98
2016	456.26	131.74
2017	492.22	126.24
2018	546.51	128.8

Average real weekly equivalised disposable income showed an increase of 6.8% from €472.81 in 2017 to €504.80 in 2018. Average real weekly equivalised tax and social insurance contributions stood at €170.51 in 2018, an increase of 17.1% from the 2017 value of €145.66. See figure 2.2 below.

	Total Tax and Social Contributions	Net Disposable Income
2012	106.62	408.34
2013	118.77	410.84
2014	125.87	417
2015	131.39	435.45
2016	138.96	449.04
2017	145.66	472.81
2018	170.51	504.8

Equality of Income

The quintile share ratio is the share of income of the highest income quintile divided by the share of income of the lowest income quintile, and it stood at 4.4 in 2018. The corresponding value for 2017 was 4.8. See figures 2.3 & 2.4 below.

The Gini coefficient measures income equality across the entire income distribution and in 2018 its value was 29.7% compared with 31.5% in 2017. This indicates an decrease in income inequality across the total income distribution. This decrease is not statistically significant.

	Gini coefficient	Quintile share ratio
2012	31.7	5.1
2013	31.8	5
2014	32.1	5.1
2015	30.8	4.7
2016	30.7	4.7
2017	31.5	4.8
2018	29.7	4.4

Euro	Quintile 5	Quintile 4	Quintile 3	Quintile 2	Quintile 1
2018	38.53	22.47	17.02	13.18	8.79
2017	39.87	22.62	16.69	12.56	8.26
2016	39.01	22.75	17.12	12.78	8.34
2015	39.07	22.98	16.98	12.7	8.27
2014	40	22.86	16.71	12.64	7.79
2013	39.85	22.85	16.72	12.59	7.99
2012	39.62	22.99	16.9	12.73	7.76

Income Tables 2.1a to 2.6

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Table 2.1a Median real household disposable income by demographic characteristics and year

Table 2.1a Median real household disposable income¹ by demographic characteristics and year
					All households
		Median real household disposable income¹			% change
		2016	2017	2018	2016-2017	2017-2018
		€	€	€	%	%
State		38,540	39,005	42,183	1.2	8.1
Sex (head of household)
	Male	42,400	43,954	48,229	3.7	9.0
	Female	32,857	34,136	34,711	3.9	1.7
Age group (head of household)
	18-64	44,188	45,335	49,152	2.6	8.4
	65+	24,859	25,529	26,772	2.7	4.9
Principal Economic Status (head of household)
	At work	51,970	53,549	55,176	3.0	3.0
	Unemployed	23,482	21,316	25,566	-9.2	19.9
	Student	14,339	19,152	18,478	33.6	-3.5
	Home duties	25,027	25,860	28,378	3.3	9.7
	Retired	27,700	26,872	27,222	-3.0	1.3
	Not at work due to illness or disability	22,388	21,130	18,528	-5.6	-12.3
Highest education level attained (head of household)
	Primary or below	23,461	23,492	23,714	0.1	0.9
	Lower secondary	30,904	32,750	34,264	6.0	4.6
	Higher secondary	39,103	38,997	41,961	-0.3	7.6
	Post leaving cert	39,352	38,387	44,970	-2.5	17.1
	Third level non degree	48,391	49,968	50,466	3.3	1.0
	Third level degree or above	60,598	64,103	65,422	5.8	2.1
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	14,045	14,545	15,160	3.6	4.2
	1 adult aged <65	17,295	18,838	20,957	8.9	11.2
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	31,732	31,222	35,380	-1.6	13.3
	2 adults, both aged <65	41,681	46,699	49,456	12.0	5.9
	3 or more adults	57,854	59,218	68,620	2.4	15.9
	1 adult with children aged under 18	21,981	24,565	28,501	11.8	16.0
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	52,394	53,587	55,548	2.3	3.7
	Other households with children aged under 18	57,155	57,180	74,208	0.0	29.8
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	20,208	20,350	20,764	0.7	2.0
	1	36,042	36,892	38,439	2.4	4.2
	2	61,532	62,807	64,455	2.1	2.6
	3+	78,587	86,508	89,226	10.1	3.1
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	42,919	43,943	45,540	2.4	3.6
	Rented at the market rate	37,179	35,618	40,834	-4.2	14.6
	Rented at below the market rate or rent free	26,641	28,646	31,534	7.5	10.1
Urban/rural location
	Urban areas	40,687	41,275	43,951	1.4	6.5
	Rural areas	34,384	35,038	39,181	1.9	11.8
Region₂
	Northern and Western	32,331	32,962	34,396	2.0	4.4
	Southern	36,662	35,811	39,979	-2.3	11.6
	Eastern and Midland	42,888	44,286	47,307	3.3	6.8
¹Deflator base year 2012.
Note: The composition of the NUTS regions changed in 2016 and took effect for the SILC survey from 2017. Data from 2012 to 2016 has also been revised to reflect these changes. Please see background notes of the 2017 SILC release for additional information.

Open in Excel: Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2018 Table 2.1a (XLS 12KB)

Table 2.1b Mean real household disposable income by demographic characteristics and year

Table 2.1b Mean real household disposable income¹ by demographic characteristics and year
					All households
		Mean real household disposable income¹			% change
		2016	2017	2018	2016-2017	2017-2018
		€	€	€	%	%
State		45,819	47,870	50,640	4.5	5.8
Sex (head of household)
	Male	49,587	52,237	55,197	5.3	5.7
	Female	40,692	42,017	43,962	3.3	4.6
Age group (head of household)
	18-64	50,882	53,436	57,078	5.0	6.8
	65+	31,236	32,265	33,164	3.3	2.8
Principal Economic Status (head of household)
	At work	58,512	61,681	63,843	5.4	3.5
	Unemployed	28,862	28,761	29,070	-0.3	1.1
	Student	17,829	23,604	29,728	32.4	25.9
	Home duties	31,747	31,930	35,518	0.6	11.2
	Retired	34,599	33,928	34,268	-1.9	1.0
	Not at work due to illness or disability	25,760	25,555	26,386	-0.8	3.3
Highest education level attained (head of household)
	Primary or below	27,774	27,820	27,914	0.2	0.3
	Lower secondary	35,501	38,196	40,438	7.6	5.9
	Higher secondary	44,581	45,219	48,994	1.4	8.3
	Post leaving cert	43,352	44,557	48,493	2.8	8.8
	Third level non degree	55,228	56,259	56,442	1.9	0.3
	Third level degree or above	68,229	72,117	75,420	5.7	4.6
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	18,893	20,309	20,539	7.5	1.1
	1 adult aged <65	26,190	27,125	26,476	3.6	-2.4
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	36,748	37,329	41,215	1.6	10.4
	2 adults, both aged <65	48,452	53,509	59,186	10.4	10.6
	3 or more adults	65,444	67,922	77,521	3.8	14.1
	1 adult with children aged under 18	25,034	26,872	31,057	7.3	15.6
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	58,779	62,676	62,930	6.6	0.4
	Other households with children aged under 18	66,375	68,027	79,892	2.5	17.4
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	24,193	23,768	24,804	-1.8	4.4
	1	41,739	43,397	45,675	4.0	5.2
	2	67,853	69,648	72,637	2.6	4.3
	3+	86,187	94,013	95,000	9.1	1.0
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	49,757	51,946	54,936	4.4	5.8
	Rented at the market rate	41,758	43,887	45,870	5.1	4.5
	Rented at below the market rate or rent free	31,774	34,274	36,059	7.9	5.2
Urban/rural location
	Urban areas	48,337	49,871	52,374	3.2	5.0
	Rural areas	40,916	43,830	46,981	7.1	7.2
Region
	Northern and Western	37,966	39,097	42,829	3.0	9.5
	Southern	42,065	43,447	46,097	3.3	6.1
	Eastern and Midland	51,340	54,177	56,646	5.5	4.6
¹Deflator base year 2012.
Note: The composition of the NUTS regions changed in 2016 and took effect for the SILC survey from 2017. Data from 2012 to 2016 has also been revised to reflect these changes. Please see background notes of the 2017 SILC release for additional information.

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Table 2.1c Median nominal household disposable income by demographic characteristics and year

Table 2.1c Median nominal household disposable income by demographic characteristics and year
					All households
		Median nominal household disposable income			% change
		2016	2017	2018	2016-2017	2017-2018
		€	€	€	%	%
State		38,953	39,499	42,865	1.4	8.5
Sex (head of household)
	Male	42,854	44,510	49,008	3.9	10.1
	Female	33,209	34,568	35,272	4.1	2.0
Age group (head of household)
	18-64	44,661	45,909	49,946	2.8	8.8
	65+	25,125	25,852	27,205	2.9	5.2
Principal Economic Status (head of household)
	At work	52,527	54,227	56,067	3.2	3.4
	Unemployed	23,734	21,586	25,979	-9.1	20.4
	Student	14,493	19,394	18,777	33.8	-3.2
	Home duties	25,295	26,187	28,837	3.5	10.1
	Retired	27,997	27,212	27,662	-2.8	1.7
	Not at work due to illness or disability	22,628	21,397	18,827	-5.4	-12.0
Highest education level attained (head of household)
	Primary or below	23,712	23,789	24,097	0.3	1.3
	Lower secondary	31,235	33,165	34,818	6.2	5.0
	Higher secondary	39,522	39,491	42,639	-0.1	8.0
	Post leaving cert	39,774	38,873	45,697	-2.3	17.6
	Third level non degree	48,909	50,600	51,281	3.5	1.3
	Third level degree or above	61,247	64,914	66,479	6.0	2.4
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	14,195	14,729	15,405	3.8	4.6
	1 adult aged <65	17,480	19,076	21,296	9.1	11.6
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	32,072	31,617	35,952	-1.4	13.7
	2 adults, both aged <65	42,128	47,290	50,255	12.3	6.3
	3 or more adults	58,474	59,968	69,729	2.6	16.3
	1 adult with children aged under 18	22,216	24,876	28,961	12.0	16.4
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	52,955	54,265	56,445	2.5	4.0
	Other households with children aged under 18	57,767	57,904	75,407	0.2	30.2
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	20,425	20,608	21,099	0.9	2.4
	1	36,428	37,359	39,060	2.6	4.6
	2	62,191	63,602	65,496	2.3	3.0
	3+	79,429	87,603	90,668	10.3	3.5
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	43,379	44,499	46,276	2.6	4.0
	Rented at the market rate	37,577	36,069	41,494	-4.0	15.0
	Rented at below the market rate or rent free	26,926	29,009	32,043	7.7	10.5
Urban/rural location
	Urban areas	41,123	41,797	44,661	1.6	6.9
	Rural areas	34,752	35,482	39,814	2.1	12.2
Region
	Northern and Western	32,677	33,379	34,952	2.1	4.7
	Southern	37,055	36,264	40,625	-2.1	12.0
	Eastern and Midland	43,347	44,847	48,071	3.5	7.2
Note: The composition of the NUTS regions changed in 2016 and took effect for the SILC survey from 2017. Data from 2012 to 2016 has also been revised to reflect these changes. Please see background notes of the 2017 SILC release for additional information.

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Table 2.1d Mean nominal household disposable income by demographic characteristics and year

Table 2.1d Mean nominal household disposable income by demographic characteristics and year
					All households
		Mean nominal household disposable income			% change
		2016	2017	2018	2016-2017	2017-2018
		€	€	€	%	%
State		46,310	48,476	51,458	4.7	6.2
Sex (head of household)
	Male	50,118	52,898	56,089	5.5	6.0
	Female	41,128	42,549	44,672	3.5	5.0
Age group (head of household)
	18-64	51,427	54,112	58,000	5.2	7.2
	65+	31,571	32,673	33,700	3.5	3.1
Principal Economic Status (head of household)
	At work	59,139	62,462	64,874	5.6	3.9
	Unemployed	29,171	29,125	29,540	-0.2	1.4
	Student	18,020	23,903	30,208	32.6	26.4
	Home duties	32,087	32,334	36,092	0.8	11.6
	Retired	34,970	34,357	34,822	-1.8	1.4
	Not at work due to illness or disability	26,036	25,878	26,812	-0.6	3.6
Highest education level attained (head of household)
	Primary or below	28,072	28,172	28,365	0.4	0.7
	Lower secondary	35,881	38,679	41,091	7.8	6.2
	Higher secondary	45,059	45,791	49,786	1.6	8.7
	Post leaving cert	43,816	45,121	49,276	3.0	9.2
	Third level non degree	55,820	56,971	57,354	2.1	0.7
	Third level degree or above	68,960	73,030	76,639	5.9	4.9
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	19,095	20,566	20,871	7.7	1.5
	1 adult aged <65	26,471	27,468	26,904	3.8	-2.1
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	37,142	37,802	41,881	1.8	10.8
	2 adults, both aged <65	48,971	54,186	60,142	10.6	11.0
	3 or more adults	66,145	68,782	78,774	4.0	14.5
	1 adult with children aged under 18	25,302	27,212	31,559	7.5	16.0
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	59,409	63,469	63,947	6.8	0.8
	Other households with children aged under 18	67,086	68,888	81,183	2.7	17.8
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	24,452	24,069	25,205	-1.6	4.7
	1	42,186	43,946	46,413	4.2	5.6
	2	68,580	70,530	73,811	2.8	4.7
	3+	87,110	95,203	96,535	9.3	1.4
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	50,290	52,604	55,824	4.6	6.1
	Rented at the market rate	42,205	44,443	46,611	5.3	4.9
	Rented at below the market rate or rent free	32,114	34,708	36,642	8.1	5.6
Urban/rural location
	Urban areas	48,855	50,502	53,220	3.4	5.4
	Rural areas	41,354	44,385	47,740	7.3	7.6
Region
	Northern and Western	38,373	39,592	43,521	3.2	9.9
	Southern	42,516	43,997	46,842	3.5	6.5
	Eastern and Midland	51,890	54,863	57,561	5.7	4.9
Note: The composition of the NUTS regions changed in 2016 and took effect for the SILC survey from 2017. Data from 2012 to 2016 has also been revised to reflect these changes. Please see background notes of the 2017 SILC release for additional information.

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Table 2.1e Median equivalised real disposable income by demographic characteristics and year

Table 2.1e Median equivalised real disposable income¹ by demographic characteristics and year
					All persons
		Median equivalised real disposable income¹			% change
		2016	2017	2018	2016-2017	2017-2018
		€	€	€	%	%
State		20,115	20,608	22,508	2.5	9.2
Sex
	Male	20,471	20,888	22,991	2.0	10.1
	Female	19,690	20,291	21,973	3.1	8.3
Age group
	0-17	18,988	19,367	20,890	2.0	7.9
	18-64	21,153	21,945	23,772	3.7	8.3
	65+	17,896	17,971	19,335	0.4	7.6
Principal Economic Status
	At work	24,876	25,703	26,651	3.3	3.7
	Unemployed	13,219	13,266	14,066	0.4	6.0
	Student	15,534	16,178	20,897	4.1	29.2
	Home duties	14,716	15,091	16,941	2.5	12.3
	Retired	18,832	18,116	19,766	-3.8	9.1
	Not at work due to illness or disability	13,341	13,920	14,026	4.3	0.8
Highest education level attained
	Primary or below	14,814	15,104	16,342	2.0	8.2
	Lower secondary	16,892	17,254	19,187	2.1	11.2
	Higher secondary	19,476	19,920	22,236	2.3	11.6
	Post leaving cert	19,472	19,905	22,132	2.2	11.2
	Third level non degree	24,952	25,252	25,539	1.2	1.1
	Third level degree or above	31,869	34,050	33,610	6.8	-1.3
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	14,045	14,545	15,160	3.6	4.2
	1 adult aged <65	17,295	18,838	20,957	8.9	11.2
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	19,115	18,808	21,314	-1.6	13.3
	2 adults, both aged <65	25,109	28,132	29,793	12.0	5.9
	3 or more adults	21,219	22,714	25,358	7.0	11.6
	1 adult with children aged under 18	13,693	14,197	16,503	3.7	16.2
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	22,334	23,108	23,307	3.5	0.9
	Other households with children aged under 18	17,075	17,551	20,890	2.8	19.0
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	13,177	13,453	14,788	2.1	9.9
	1	17,582	18,163	19,361	3.3	6.6
	2	25,740	25,703	27,253	-0.1	6.0
	3+	24,814	27,231	26,269	9.7	-3.5
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	22,686	23,232	24,333	2.4	4.7
	Rented at the market rate	17,272	16,124	20,084	-6.6	24.6
	Rented at below the market rate or rent free	14,280	14,927	16,209	4.5	8.6
Urban/rural location
	Urban areas	20,985	20,800	22,839	-0.9	9.8
	Rural areas	18,663	20,052	21,952	7.4	9.5
Region
	Northern and Western	16,854	18,402	20,067	9.2	9.0
	Southern	19,303	18,909	21,417	-2.0	13.3
	Eastern and Midland	21,851	22,413	24,345	2.6	8.6
¹Deflator base year 2012.
Note: The composition of the NUTS regions changed in 2016 and took effect for the SILC survey from 2017. Data from 2012 to 2016 has also been revised to reflect these changes. Please see background notes of the 2017 SILC release for additional information.

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Table 2.1f Mean equivalised real disposable income by demographic characteristics and year

Table 2.1f Mean equivalised real disposable income¹by demographic characteristics and year
					All persons
		Mean equivalised real disposable income¹			% change
		2016	2017	2018	2016-2017	2017-2018
		€	€	€	%	%
State		23,431	24,671	26,340	5.3	6.8
Sex
	Male	23,575	25,107	26,650	6.5	6.1
	Female	23,288	24,243	26,037	4.1	7.4
Age group
	0-17	21,993	23,036	23,989	4.7	4.1
	18-64	24,504	26,006	28,109	6.1	8.1
	65+	21,388	21,852	23,036	2.2	5.4
Principal Economic Status
	At work	28,445	30,301	31,297	6.5	3.3
	Unemployed	15,906	16,249	15,596	2.2	-4.0
	Student	19,384	19,757	24,980	1.9	26.4
	Home duties	17,810	18,066	19,713	1.4	9.1
	Retired	22,379	22,331	23,357	-0.2	4.6
	Not at work due to illness or disability	15,442	15,528	16,472	0.6	6.1
Highest education level attained
	Primary or below	16,791	17,192	17,807	2.4	3.6
	Lower secondary	19,121	19,972	22,086	4.5	10.6
	Higher secondary	21,722	22,549	25,513	3.8	13.1
	Post leaving cert	21,291	22,333	24,235	4.9	8.5
	Third level non degree	27,604	29,051	29,590	5.2	1.9
	Third level degree or above	35,260	37,024	37,469	5.0	1.2
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	18,893	20,309	20,539	7.5	1.1
	1 adult aged <65	26,190	27,125	26,476	3.6	-2.4
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	22,138	22,487	24,828	1.6	10.4
	2 adults, both aged <65	29,187	32,234	35,654	10.4	10.6
	3 or more adults	24,732	25,553	29,301	3.3	14.7
	1 adult with children aged under 18	14,681	15,208	17,938	3.6	18.0
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	24,865	26,408	26,491	6.2	0.3
	Other households with children aged under 18	19,534	20,343	23,322	4.1	14.6
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	15,436	15,477	17,174	0.3	11.0
	1	21,638	22,875	24,486	5.7	7.0
	2	29,180	30,075	31,710	3.1	5.4
	3+	27,335	30,613	29,952	12.0	-2.2
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	25,946	27,058	28,751	4.3	6.3
	Rented at the market rate	19,583	20,921	22,868	6.8	9.3
	Rented at below the market rate or rent free	16,187	17,998	19,078	11.2	6.0
Urban/rural location
	Urban areas	24,243	25,264	27,117	4.2	7.3
	Rural areas	21,722	23,376	24,661	7.6	5.5
Region
	Northern and Western	19,819	20,827	22,651	5.1	8.8
	Southern	21,616	22,667	24,273	4.9	7.1
	Eastern and Midland	25,980	27,379	29,057	5.4	6.1
¹Deflator base year 2012.
Note: The composition of the NUTS regions changed in 2016 and took effect for the SILC survey from 2017. Data from 2012 to 2016 has also been revised to reflect these changes. Please see background notes of the 2017 SILC release for additional information.

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Table 2.1g Median equivalised nominal disposable income by demographic characteristics and year

Table 2.1g Median equivalised nominal disposable income by demographic characteristics and year
					All persons
		Median equivalised nominal disposable income			% change
		2016	2017	2018	2016-2017	2017-2018
		€	€	€	%	%
State		20,331	20,869	22,872	2.6	9.6
Sex
	Male	20,690	21,152	23,362	2.2	10.4
	Female	19,901	20,548	22,328	3.3	8.7
Age group
	0-17	19,191	19,612	21,228	2.2	8.2
	18-64	21,380	22,223	24,156	3.9	8.7
	65+	18,088	18,198	19,647	0.6	8.0
Principal Economic Status
	At work	25,143	26,028	27,082	3.5	4.0
	Unemployed	13,361	13,434	14,293	0.5	6.4
	Student	15,700	16,383	21,235	4.4	29.6
	Home duties	14,874	15,282	17,215	2.7	12.6
	Retired	19,034	18,345	20,085	-3.6	9.5
	Not at work due to illness or disability	13,484	14,096	14,253	4.5	1.1
Highest education level attained
	Primary or below	14,973	15,295	16,606	2.2	8.6
	Lower secondary	17,073	17,472	19,497	2.3	11.6
	Higher secondary	19,685	20,172	22,595	2.5	12.0
	Post leaving cert	19,681	20,157	22,490	2.4	11.6
	Third level non degree	25,219	25,572	25,952	1.4	1.5
	Third level degree or above	32,210	34,481	34,153	7.1	-1.0
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	14,195	14,729	15,405	3.8	4.6
	1 adult aged <65	17,480	19,076	21,296	9.1	11.6
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	19,320	19,046	21,658	-1.4	13.7
	2 adults, both aged <65	25,378	28,488	30,274	12.3	6.3
	3 or more adults	21,446	23,002	25,768	7.3	12.0
	1 adult with children aged under 18	13,840	14,377	16,770	3.9	16.6
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	22,573	23,401	23,684	3.7	1.2
	Other households with children aged under 18	17,258	17,773	21,228	3.0	19.4
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	13,318	13,623	15,027	2.3	10.3
	1	17,770	18,393	19,674	3.5	7.0
	2	26,016	26,028	27,693	0.0	6.4
	3+	25,080	27,576	26,693	10.0	-3.2
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	22,929	23,526	24,726	2.6	5.1
	Rented at the market rate	17,457	16,328	20,408	-6.5	25.0
	Rented at below the market rate or rent free	14,433	15,116	16,471	4.7	9.0
Urban/rural location
	Urban areas	21,210	21,063	23,208	-0.7	10.2
	Rural areas	18,863	20,306	22,307	7.6	9.9
Region
	Northern and Western	17,035	18,635	20,391	9.4	9.4
	Southern	19,510	19,148	21,763	-1.9	13.7
	Eastern and Midland	22,085	22,697	24,738	2.8	9.0
Note: The composition of the NUTS regions changed in 2016 and took effect for the SILC survey from 2017. Data from 2012 to 2016 has also been revised to reflect these changes. Please see background notes of the 2017 SILC release for additional information.

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Table 2.1h Mean equivalised nominal disposable income by demographic characteristics and year

Table 2.1h Mean equivalised nominal disposable income by demographic characteristics and year
					All persons
		Mean equivalised nominal disposable income			% change
		2016	2017	2018	2016-2017	2017-2018
		€	€	€	%	%
State		23,682	24,983	26,766	5.5	7.1
Sex
	Male	23,828	25,425	27,081	6.7	6.5
	Female	23,538	24,550	26,458	4.3	7.8
Age group
	0-17	22,229	23,328	24,377	4.9	4.5
	18-64	24,767	26,335	28,563	6.3	8.5
	65+	21,617	22,129	23,408	2.4	5.8
Principal Economic Status
	At work	28,750	30,685	31,803	6.7	3.6
	Unemployed	16,076	16,455	15,848	2.4	-3.7
	Student	19,592	20,007	25,384	2.1	26.9
	Home duties	18,001	18,295	20,032	1.6	9.5
	Retired	22,619	22,614	23,734	0.0	5.0
	Not at work due to illness or disability	15,607	15,725	16,738	0.8	6.4
Highest education level attained
	Primary or below	16,971	17,410	18,095	2.6	3.9
	Lower secondary	19,326	20,225	22,443	4.7	11.0
	Higher secondary	21,955	22,834	25,925	4.0	13.5
	Post leaving cert	21,519	22,616	24,627	5.1	8.9
	Third level non degree	27,900	29,419	30,068	5.4	2.2
	Third level degree or above	35,638	37,493	38,074	5.2	1.5
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	19,095	20,566	20,871	7.7	1.5
	1 adult aged <65	26,471	27,468	26,904	3.8	-2.1
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	22,375	22,772	25,229	1.8	10.8
	2 adults, both aged <65	29,500	32,642	36,230	10.7	11.0
	3 or more adults	24,997	25,876	29,774	3.5	15.1
	1 adult with children aged under 18	14,838	15,401	18,228	3.8	18.4
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	25,131	26,742	26,919	6.4	0.7
	Other households with children aged under 18	19,743	20,600	23,699	4.3	15.0
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	15,601	15,673	17,451	0.5	11.3
	1	21,870	23,165	24,882	5.9	7.4
	2	29,493	30,456	32,222	3.3	5.8
	3+	27,628	31,000	30,436	12.2	-1.8
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	26,224	27,400	29,216	4.5	6.6
	Rented at the market rate	19,793	21,186	23,237	7.0	9.7
	Rented at below the market rate or rent free	16,360	18,226	19,386	11.4	6.4
Urban/rural location
	Urban areas	24,503	25,584	27,555	4.4	7.7
	Rural areas	21,955	23,672	25,059	7.8	5.9
Region
	Northern and Western	20,031	21,091	23,017	5.3	9.1
	Southern	21,848	22,954	24,665	5.1	7.5
	Eastern and Midland	26,258	27,726	29,526	5.6	6.5
Note: The composition of the NUTS regions changed in 2016 and took effect for the SILC survey from 2017. Data from 2012 to 2016 has also been revised to reflect these changes. Please see background notes of the 2017 SILC release for additional information.

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Table 2.2a Composition of nominal household income and nominal equivalised income by year

Table 2.2b Composition of real household income and real equivalised income by year

Table 2.3a Nominal median income measures by year

Table 2.3b Nominal mean income measures by year

Table 2.4 Average weekly equivalised income by net disposable equivalised income deciles and composition of net equivalised disposable income, 2018

Table 2.4 Average weekly equivalised income by net disposable equivalised income deciles and composition of net equivalised disposable income, 2018
Decile		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	State
Weekly threshold (€)		< 237.79	< 289.24	< 340.48	< 387.17	< 437.75	< 493.84	< 568.32	< 682.02	< 840.91	> 840.91
Average Weekly Equivalised Income		€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
Direct Income
	Employee income	28.95	68.06	125.75	230.96	293.68	405.87	454.21	600.31	762.22	1,089.56	406.08
	Employer's social insurance contributions	2.46	6.49	11.88	24.42	34.41	47.37	51.76	65.80	86.68	140.95	47.24
	Cash benefits or losses from self-employment	14.62	20.33	16.09	31.09	46.74	24.80	47.56	91.96	90.51	491.55	87.58
	Other direct income	3.01	3.01	3.32	3.58	5.37	4.70	10.45	15.51	17.01	78.35	14.44
	Total Direct Income	49.04	97.89	157.04	290.06	380.20	482.74	563.98	773.58	956.43	1,800.41	555.34
Social Transfers
	Unemployment benefits	38.97	31.73	23.22	14.29	12.17	11.71	6.18	8.03	6.95	20.93	17.41
	Old-age benefits	12.09	62.31	69.26	36.03	28.03	26.93	26.77	23.55	20.02	18.53	32.36
	Occupational pension	2.12	2.33	6.40	12.85	19.53	26.52	34.65	49.52	49.57	60.48	26.41
	Family/children related allowances	34.54	45.99	49.30	44.74	33.63	28.20	26.03	20.83	16.79	13.24	31.33
	Housing allowances	7.01	11.91	11.21	8.02	4.72	4.08	4.06	1.82	4.02	0.32	5.72
	Other social transfers	45.27	27.91	19.94	19.78	17.14	11.86	12.31	6.11	8.08	8.23	17.66
	Total Social Transfers	140.00	182.18	179.32	135.71	115.22	109.30	109.99	109.87	105.42	121.73	130.88
Gross Income		189.04	280.07	336.36	425.77	495.42	592.03	673.98	883.44	1061.86	1922.14	686.22
Tax and Social Contributions
	Tax on income and social contributions	1.55	6.73	10.31	29.69	44.96	79.17	94.81	190.07	225.66	550.30	123.38
	Employer's social insurance contributions	2.46	6.49	11.88	24.42	34.41	47.37	51.76	65.80	86.68	140.95	47.24
	Regular inter-household cash transfers paid	0.64	0.55	1.46	8.02	4.23	0.85	0.90	4.35	2.06	3.29	2.64
	Total Tax and Social Contributions	4.66	13.77	23.65	62.13	83.61	127.39	147.47	260.22	314.41	694.53	173.26
Net Disposable Income		184.38	266.30	312.72	363.64	411.82	464.64	526.51	623.22	747.45	1,227.61	512.96

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Table 2.5 Average weekly household income by net disposable household income deciles and composition of net household disposable income, 2018

Table 2.5 Average weekly household income by net disposable household income deciles and composition of net household disposable income, 2018
												€
Decile		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	State
Weekly threshold (€)		<273.4	<408.5	<535.4	<675.6	<821.5	<979.2	<1173.1	<1426.6	<1794.7	>1794.7
Average Weekly household Income
Direct Income
	Employee income	7.59	27.09	85.44	203.57	350.74	568.78	845.37	1,174.06	1,623.38	2,709.73	760.10
	Employer's social insurance contributions	0.79	2.03	6.53	21.57	34.18	60.85	95.86	132.49	203.53	324.05	88.25
	Cash benefits or losses from self-employment	10.38	29.84	29.70	46.39	69.71	109.11	112.21	156.83	158.17	972.27	169.60
	Other direct income	2.05	7.55	8.52	12.18	17.21	22.60	24.75	20.85	65.41	122.83	30.41
	Total Direct Income	20.81	66.51	130.18	283.70	471.85	761.34	1,078.18	1,484.23	2,050.49	4,128.87	1,048.35
Social Transfers
	Unemployment benefits	22.27	31.95	51.41	40.68	50.12	38.11	21.25	11.05	14.36	40.63	32.18
	Old-age benefits	97.62	163.03	193.97	193.93	170.38	133.71	132.59	96.47	72.25	86.49	134.04
	Family/children related allowances	3.20	18.69	64.32	76.76	85.19	68.35	53.96	52.92	45.58	46.51	51.55
	Housing allowances	11.50	17.49	18.61	21.88	17.42	15.64	3.86	0.88	0.48	0.31	10.80
	Other social transfers	53.97	39.22	42.60	37.02	44.16	40.40	37.62	30.37	15.21	15.13	35.56
	Total Social Transfers	188.56	270.37	370.90	370.27	367.27	296.21	249.27	191.68	147.87	189.07	264.13
Gross Income		209.36	336.87	501.08	653.97	839.12	1,057.55	1,327.46	1,675.91	2,198.36	4,317.95	1,312.48
Tax and Social Contributions
	Tax on income and social contributions	0.43	2.77	5.24	21.13	41.95	90.20	155.59	240.52	385.35	1,383.92	232.92
	Employer's social insurance contributions	0.79	2.03	6.53	21.57	34.18	60.85	95.86	132.49	203.53	324.05	88.25
	Regular inter-household cash transfers paid	0.78	0.52	0.44	2.19	0.75	4.32	3.15	9.49	10.58	19.09	5.13
	Total Tax and Social Contributions	2.00	5.31	12.20	44.88	76.88	155.38	254.59	382.49	599.46	1,727.06	326.31
Net Disposable Income		207.36	331.56	488.88	609.09	762.25	902.17	1,072.87	1,293.42	1,598.91	2,590.88	986.17

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Table 2.6 Demographic characteristics of individuals by net disposable equivalised income deciles, 2018

Table 2.6 Demographic characteristics of individuals by net disposable equivalised income deciles, 2018
												%
Decile		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	State
Weekly threshold (€)		< 237.79	< 289.24	< 340.48	< 387.17	< 437.75	< 493.84	< 568.32	< 682.02	< 840.91	> 840.91
Distribution across deciles
Sex
	Male	9.7	8.4	9.6	10.0	10.3	10.6	10.1	10.0	10.7	10.7	100.0
	Female	10.2	11.6	10.4	10.0	9.7	9.3	10.1	10.0	9.3	9.4	100.0
Age group
	0-17	10.8	11.9	10.8	12.5	10.8	9.1	9.6	9.8	8.2	6.6	100.0
	18-64	10.6	7.3	7.6	8.9	9.9	10.6	10.5	10.3	11.7	12.6	100.0
	65+	5.6	18.4	18.9	10.1	8.9	8.6	9.1	9.0	6.0	5.4	100.0
Principal Economic Status (aged 16 years and over)
	At work	3.6	4.3	5.8	8.3	10.3	12.1	12.0	13.2	14.5	15.8	100.0
	Unemployed	39.2	18.2	14.2	8.7	6.0	4.8	3.8	1.8	1.3	2.1	100.0
	Student	17.4	10.5	6.5	10.4	16.6	9.5	8.9	7.5	6.2	6.4	100.0
	Home duties	15.5	20.3	17.6	13.8	8.4	6.5	6.5	3.4	4.5	3.5	100.0
	Retired	6.6	16.3	18.3	9.3	9.2	8.0	10.2	9.2	7.2	5.6	100.0
	Not at work due to illness or disability	38.6	18.8	13.3	9.5	3.9	5.1	4.5	2.6	2.3	1.5	100.0
Highest education level attained (aged 16 years and over)
	Primary or below	15.3	22.7	20.3	12.3	9.5	8.1	6.1	3.3	1.7	0.7	100.0
	Lower secondary	15.7	14.2	11.3	11.5	10.1	8.8	8.2	10.6	5.3	4.3	100.0
	Higher secondary	9.4	9.0	10.2	8.9	13.4	12.5	12.0	8.6	8.9	7.2	100.0
	Post leaving cert	10.9	9.7	10.7	9.6	11.0	11.4	11.0	9.0	9.9	6.8	100.0
	Third level non degree	6.2	4.9	7.0	8.8	11.3	11.5	12.4	12.1	12.1	13.8	100.0
	Third level degree or above	4.2	2.3	2.6	6.1	5.4	8.1	10.0	14.6	20.3	26.3	100.0
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	7.7	39.8	15.5	7.4	5.1	3.5	4.9	5.6	5.2	5.4	100.0
	1 adult aged <65	30.4	6.2	7.2	4.2	5.5	5.6	10.1	5.9	10.5	14.4	100.0
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	4.1	7.5	20.0	11.2	10.8	11.2	11.0	11.0	7.7	5.7	100.0
	2 adults, both aged <65	12.2	4.9	4.3	4.0	5.2	7.5	11.3	9.4	16.4	24.8	100.0
	3 or more adults	5.8	3.2	7.0	7.9	11.7	13.7	11.7	13.3	11.6	14.0	100.0
	1 adult with children aged under 18	22.8	19.0	14.8	13.0	8.0	7.5	6.3	3.0	4.5	0.9	100.0
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	6.0	8.8	9.6	13.1	9.8	8.7	12.1	12.3	11.0	8.7	100.0
	Other households with children aged under 18	12.5	11.5	9.0	10.3	15.1	14.1	6.7	8.0	7.3	5.7	100.0
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	28.8	21.8	18.2	8.2	6.2	3.8	4.6	3.3	2.6	2.6	100.0
	1	10.1	14.9	12.2	15.2	9.3	8.1	9.3	6.7	7.5	6.7	100.0
	2	2.4	2.3	5.5	7.9	11.7	11.8	13.5	14.4	15.0	15.5	100.0
	3+	0.5	1.8	4.2	7.0	13.1	19.7	10.5	16.0	13.4	13.8	100.0
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	6.4	7.4	7.9	9.3	10.5	11.4	11.2	12.4	11.5	12.0	100.0
	Rented at the market rate	12.0	12.8	15.4	9.6	13.7	7.9	8.5	3.1	9.7	7.2	100.0
	Rented at below the market rate or rent free	23.0	18.5	14.7	12.9	5.6	5.6	6.7	4.9	4.4	3.8	100.0
Urban/rural location
	Urban areas	9.7	9.4	10.8	9.6	9.4	9.4	9.7	9.6	11.3	11.1	100.0
	Rural areas	10.6	11.4	8.2	10.9	11.4	11.0	10.9	10.8	7.2	7.7	100.0
Region
	Northern and Western	13.2	13.1	11.2	12.1	10.6	12.5	7.2	7.8	6.3	6.1	100.0
	Southern	11.3	10.9	10.9	9.8	11.2	9.5	10.0	10.2	9.4	6.8	100.0
	Eastern and Midland	8.0	8.3	9.0	9.4	9.0	9.3	11.1	10.7	11.8	13.6	100.0
Note: The composition of the NUTS regions changed in 2016 and took effect for the SILC survey from 2017. Data from 2012 to 2016 has also been revised to reflect these changes. Please see background notes of the 2017 SILC release for additional information.

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Table 2.2a Composition of nominal household income¹ and nominal equivalised income¹ by year
									€
		Nominal household income¹				Nominal equivalised income¹
		2015	2016	2017	2018	2015	2016	2017	2018
Average Weekly Income
Direct Income
	Employee income	641.96	682.53	707.95	760.10	339.03	359.65	374.59	406.08
	Employer's social insurance contributions	73.82	77.26	82.52	88.25	39.42	41.02	44.08	47.24
	Cash benefits or losses from self-employment	97.37	94.42	127.31	169.60	50.48	48.05	66.25	87.58
	Other direct income	23.24	26.21	28.29	30.41	10.93	12.43	13.53	14.44
	Total direct income	836.38	880.42	946.07	1,048.35	439.88	461.15	498.45	555.34
Social Transfers
	Unemployment related payments	47.06	44.70	39.02	32.18	24.75	23.24	20.64	17.41
	Old-age related payments	73.88	74.95	75.77	74.57	31.82	32.11	32.77	32.36
	Occupational pension	56.43	57.94	54.30	59.46	24.59	25.23	23.79	26.41
	Family/children related allowances	52.40	50.84	48.88	51.55	30.32	29.54	29.12	31.33
	Housing allowances	7.71	8.44	7.06	10.80	3.87	4.15	3.47	5.72
	Other social transfers	37.54	38.50	36.68	35.56	18.16	18.88	18.05	17.66
	Total social transfers	275.02	275.36	261.71	264.13	133.50	133.15	127.84	130.88
Gross Income		1,111.40	1,155.78	1,207.78	1,312.48	573.38	594.30	626.29	686.22
Tax and Social Contributions
	Tax on income and social contributions	173.70	185.65	189.96	232.92	91.15	96.95	100.41	123.38
	Employer's social insurance contributions	73.82	77.26	82.52	88.25	39.42	41.02	44.08	47.24
	Regular inter-household cash transfers paid	4.90	5.37	6.29	5.13	2.33	2.48	3.01	2.64
	Total Tax and Social Contributions	252.41	268.27	278.77	326.31	132.91	140.45	147.50	173.26
Net Disposable Income		858.99	887.51	929.01	986.17	440.47	453.85	478.79	512.96
¹ Household income is averaged over households while equivalised income is averaged over individuals within the household.

Table 2.2b Composition of real household income¹ and real equivalised income¹ by year
									€
		Real household income¹				Real equivalised income¹
		2015	2016	2017	2018	2015	2016	2017	2018
Average Weekly Income
Direct Income
	Employee income	634.64	675.30	699.10	748.01	335.17	355.84	369.91	399.62
	Employer's social insurance contributions	72.98	76.44	81.49	86.85	38.97	40.59	43.53	46.49
	Cash benefits or losses from self-employment	96.26	93.42	125.72	166.90	49.90	47.54	65.42	86.19
	Other direct income	22.98	25.93	27.94	29.93	10.81	12.30	13.36	14.21
	Total direct income	826.85	871.09	934.24	1,031.68	434.87	456.26	492.22	546.51
Social Transfers
	Unemployment related payments	46.52	44.23	38.53	31.67	24.47	22.99	20.38	17.13
	Old-age related payments	73.04	74.16	74.82	73.38	31.46	31.77	32.36	31.85
	Occupational pension	55.79	57.33	53.62	58.51	24.31	24.96	23.49	25.99
	Family/children related allowances	51.80	50.30	48.27	50.73	29.97	29.23	28.76	30.83
	Housing allowances	7.62	8.35	6.97	10.63	3.83	4.11	3.43	5.63
	Other social transfers	37.11	38.09	36.22	34.99	17.95	18.68	17.82	17.38
	Total social transfers	271.88	272.44	258.44	259.93	131.98	131.74	126.24	128.80
Gross Income		1,098.73	1,143.53	1,192.68	1,291.61	566.85	588.00	618.46	675.31
Tax and Social Contributions
	Tax on income and social contributions	171.72	183.68	187.59	229.22	90.11	95.92	99.15	121.42
	Employer's social insurance contributions	72.98	76.44	81.49	86.85	38.97	40.59	43.53	46.49
	Regular inter-household cash transfers paid	4.84	5.31	6.21	5.05	2.30	2.45	2.97	2.60
	Total Tax and Social Contributions	249.53	265.43	275.29	321.12	131.39	138.96	145.66	170.51
Net Disposable Income		849.20	878.10	917.40	970.49	435.45	449.04	472.81	504.80
¹Household income is averaged over households while equivalised income is averaged over individuals within the household.

Table 2.3a Nominal median income measures by year ¹
							€
		2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
National income definition
	Total gross household income	38,332	39,523	42,790	44,676	45,631	49,260
	Total disposable household income	34,436	35,305	37,391	38,953	39,499	42,865
National income definition, national equivalence scale
	Equivalised total disposable income	17,983	18,385	19,461	20,331	20,869	22,872
	Equivalised total disposable income including old-age and survivors' benefits but excluding all other social transfers	14,727	15,068	16,596	16,953	18,182	20,506
	Equivalised total disposable income excluding all social transfers	10,979	11,410	13,136	14,107	15,162	17,811
¹Gross and disposable household income is averaged over households, while equivalised income is averaged over individuals within the household.

Table 2.3b Nominal mean income measures by year ¹
							€
		2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
National income definition
	Total gross household income	54,131	55,766	57,993	60,309	63,022	68,485
	Total disposable household income	42,164	43,062	44,822	46,310	48,476	51,458
National income definition, national equivalence scale
	Equivalised total disposable income	21,656	22,041	22,984	23,682	24,983	26,766
	Equivalised total disposable income including old-age and survivors' benefits but excluding all other social transfers	17,329	18,031	19,064	19,849	21,364	23,123
	Equivalised total disposable income excluding all social transfers	14,522	15,162	16,119	16,814	18,352	20,030
¹Gross and disposable household income is averaged over households, while equivalised income is averaged over individuals within the household.

Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) 2018

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Composition of Income

Equality of Income

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