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Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) 2019

Income

Household Income

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The nominal median household disposable income in 2019 was €43,552, compared with the 2018 figure of €42,865. See table 2.3c and figure 2.1.

Disposable household income is gross household income less total tax, social insurance contributions and inter-household transfers paid. The phrase ‘nominal’ indicates that the figure has not been adjusted for inflation. See SILC Fact Sheet (Pdf 444kb).

X-axis label	Median	Mean
2004	32027	38631
2005	32856	40497
2006	34931	43646
2007	38853	47988
2008	40429	49043
2009	38255	45959
2010	35280	43151
2011	35216	41819
2012	33785	41399
2013	34436	42164
2014	35305	43067
2015	37401	44827
2016	38953	46310
2017	39499	48476
2018	42865	51458
2019	43552	53118

In 2019, households with three or more persons at work had the highest nominal median household disposable income (€95,613), compared with €24,173 for households with no one at work.

Owner-occupied households had a nominal median household disposable income of €47,373 in 2019, compared with €38,558 for rented households.

Households containing one adult aged 65 or over had the lowest nominal median household disposable income (€16,216), compared with €75,284 for ‘other households with children’, i.e. households composed of two adults with four or more children; or three or more adults with children. See figure 2.2.

X-axis label	2019
1 adult aged 65 years and over	16216
1 adult aged less than 65 years	24059
2 adults, at least 1 aged 65 years and over	37461
2 adults, both aged less than 65 years	50809
3 or more adults	71125
1 adult, with children under 18 years	30293
2 adults, with 1-3 children under 18 years	58646
Other households with children under 18 years	75284

Household disposable income increases as the highest level of education attained by the head of household increases. Where the head of household had an educational attainment of primary level or below the nominal median household disposable income was €26,527, compared with €66,811 for those with a third level degree or above.

Households in the Eastern and Midlands region had a nominal median household disposable income of €48,824, compared with €41,612 in the Southern region, and €35,946 in the Northern and Western region.

Using a base year of 2012 to adjust for inflation, the real median household disposable income in 2019 was €42,524, compared with the 2018 figure of €42,183. See table 2.3a.

Equivalised Income

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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 and thus allowing analysis at an individualised level. See At Risk of Poverty Indicators Explained (Pdf 717kb).

The nominal median equivalised disposable income in 2019 was €23,979 and the nominal at risk of poverty threshold stood at €14,387, i.e. 60% of the median. The real value, i.e. at 2012 prices, of the at risk of poverty threshold for 2019 was €14,047 and this represents an increase of 4.0% on the real value for 2018 of €13,505. Individuals with a highest level of educational attainment of third level degree or higher continued to have the highest nominal median equivalised disposable income of the categories analysed in 2019, at €35,452. This compares with €16,817 for those with primary level education or lower.

Persons living in households with no one at work had the lowest nominal median equivalised disposable income in 2019, at €15,889, compared with €31,076 for those living in households with three or more persons at work. See table 2.3g.

By age group, persons aged 65 or over continued to have the lowest nominal median equivalised disposable income (€20,369), followed by children aged 0-17 (€22,455) and persons aged 18-64 (€25,513). See figure 2.3.

X-axis label	0 - 17 years	18 - 64 years	65 years and over
2004	14876	17772	10857
2005	15150	18627	11860
2006	16008	19567	13062
2007	17945	21447	14565
2008	19436	22272	15822
2009	18268	21423	16330
2010	17011	19955	16359
2011	17046	19544	15905
2012	17164	18936	15612
2013	17072	18860	16714
2014	17356	19064	16451
2015	18390	20367	17772
2016	19191	21380	18088
2017	19612	22223	18198
2018	21228	24156	19647
2019	22455	25513	20369

Nominal median equivalised disposable income for males was €24,065 in 2019, the corresponding figure for females was €23,867.

Individuals living in the Eastern and Midlands region had a nominal median equivalised disposable income (€26,263), which was 28.1% higher than those living in the Northern and Western region (€20,499) and 13.9% higher than those living in the Southern region (€23,048).

Composition of Income

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In 2019, nominal mean weekly equivalised gross income was €711.73, an increase of 3.7% on the 2018 figure of €686.22.

Gross income is the sum of total direct income such as employee and self-employed income, as well as social transfers including occupational pensions. An analysis of the composition of nominal gross income by year shows mean weekly equivalised direct income in 2019 at €568.79, an increase of 2.4% on the 2018 figure (€555.34). The mean weekly equivalised social transfers (which includes occupational pensions and the local authority contribution to rent (HAP)) increased to €142.94 in 2019 from €130.88 in 2018, an increase of 9.2%. See table 2.4a and figure 2.4.

X-axis label	Total direct income	Total social transfers
2004	379.4	81.51
2005	389.14	89.11
2006	419.85	94.48
2007	454.03	110.77
2008	454.94	123.26
2009	410.88	140.51
2010	386.74	147.92
2011	381.21	141.65
2012	376.33	138.63
2013	396.7	138.31
2014	416.54	133.36
2015	439.88	133.5
2016	461.15	133.15
2017	498.45	127.84
2018	555.34	130.88
2019	568.79	142.94

Disposable income is gross income less total tax, social insurance contributions and inter-household transfers paid. Mean nominal weekly equivalised disposable income showed an increase of 4.4% from €512.96 in 2018 to €535.48 in 2019. Mean weekly equivalised tax and social insurance contributions stood at €176.25 in 2019, an increase of 1.7% from the 2018 value of €173.26. See figure 2.5.

X-axis label	Gross Income €	Net Disposable Income €
2004	460.91	359.78
2005	478.25	378.85
2006	514.32	406.84
2007	564.8	452.47
2008	578.2	467.24
2009	551.39	447.03
2010	534.66	424.26
2011	522.87	410.88
2012	514.96	408.34
2013	535.01	415.03
2014	549.9	422.41
2015	573.38	440.47
2016	594.3	453.85
2017	626.29	478.79
2018	686.22	512.96
2019	711.73	535.48

Distribution of Income

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Looking at the composition of nominal weekly equivalised gross income by decile, both the net disposable income and amount paid in total tax and social contributions increases by decile. Persons in decile one had an average equivalised gross income of €225.29, compared with €1,944.19 for those in decile ten. See figure 2.6.

X-axis label	Total tax and social contributions	Net disposable income
1st decile	12.25	213.05
2nd decile	14.98	284.34
3rd decile	34.96	330.51
4th decile	60.63	374.7
5th decile	79.79	428.91
6th decile	126.82	491
7th decile	168.79	556.81
8th decile	223.16	641.76
9th decile	362.88	767.18
10th decile	678.03	1266.16

Just under one in two of those describing their principal economic status as unemployed (46.7%) and those unable to work due to permanent illness or disability (49.3%) are in the first quintile, i.e. the lowest 20%, of the net disposable equivalised income distribution, compared with one in thirteen (7.4%) of those at work. See figure 2.7.

	Quintile 5	Quintile 4	Quintile 3	Quintile 2	Quintile 1
Unable to work due to permanent illness or disability	3.5	8	13.4	25.7	49.3
Retired from employment	12.8	19.4	16.7	24	26.9
Engaged on home duties	7.1	10.8	17.4	28.2	36.6
Student	9.8	20.2	21.5	21.2	27.2
Unemployed	4.1	10.1	13.1	25.8	46.7
At work	31.3	24.6	21.9	14.9	7.4

Equality of Income

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Quintile Share Ratio

In 2019, the poorest 20% had 9.3% of the nation’s nominal equivalised disposable income, while the richest 20% had 38.0%. See figure 2.8.

X-axis label	Quintile 5	Quintile 4	Quintile 3	Quintile 2	Quintile 1
2019	38	22.4	17.2	13.2	9.3
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

The quintile share ratio is the ratio of the total equivalised disposable income received by the 20% of persons with the highest income (fifth quintile) to that received by the 20% of persons with the lowest income (first quintile). In 2019 the quintile share ratio stood at 4.1, indicating that the total income of the richest 20% was over four times that of the poorest 20%. The corresponding value for 2018 was 4.4, the change is not statistically significant. See table 2.1.

Table 2.1 Income quintile share ratio, 2013-2019
	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Income quintile share ratio	5.0	5.1	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.4	4.1

Open in Excel: Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2019 Table 2.1 (XLS 9KB)

Gini Coefficient

The Gini coefficient measures income equality across the entire income distribution. It is the ratio of the area between the line of perfect equality and the observed Lorenz curve to the area between the line of perfect equality and the line of perfect inequality. A Gini coefficient value of zero denotes perfect equality, indicating that income is distributed equally amongst all households. A Gini Coefficient of 1 would denote perfect inequality where all the income is held by one household. See figure 2.9.

X-axis label	Perfect Equality	Cumulative equivalised disposable income	Cumulative equivalised Direct income before Social transfers, Occupational and Private Pensions
0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0
2	2	1	0
3	3	1	0
4	4	1	0
5	5	2	0
6	6	2	0
7	7	3	0
8	8	3	0
9	9	4	0
10	10	4	0
11	11	5	0
12	12	5	0
13	13	6	0
14	14	6	0
15	15	7	0
16	16	7	0
17	17	8	0
18	18	8	0
19	19	9	0
20	20	10	0
21	21	10	1
22	22	11	1
23	23	11	1
24	24	12	1
25	25	13	2
26	26	13	2
27	27	14	2
28	28	14	3
29	29	15	3
30	30	16	3
31	31	16	4
32	32	17	4
33	33	18	5
34	34	19	5
35	35	19	6
36	36	20	7
37	37	21	7
38	38	21	8
39	39	22	8
40	40	23	9
41	41	24	10
42	42	24	10
43	43	25	11
44	44	26	12
45	45	27	13
46	46	28	13
47	47	28	14
48	48	29	15
49	49	30	16
50	50	31	17
51	51	32	18
52	52	33	19
53	53	34	20
54	54	34	21
55	55	35	22
56	56	36	23
57	57	37	24
58	58	38	25
59	59	39	26
60	60	40	27
61	61	41	28
62	62	42	29
63	63	43	30
64	64	44	32
65	65	45	33
66	66	46	34
67	67	47	35
68	68	48	36
69	69	49	37
70	70	51	39
71	71	52	40
72	72	53	42
73	73	54	43
74	74	55	44
75	75	56	46
76	76	58	47
77	77	59	49
78	78	60	50
79	79	61	52
80	80	63	53
81	81	64	55
82	82	65	57
83	83	67	58
84	84	68	60
85	85	69	62
86	86	71	64
87	87	72	66
88	88	74	67
89	89	76	69
90	90	77	71
91	91	79	73
92	92	80	76
93	93	82	78
94	94	84	80
95	95	86	83
96	96	88	86
97	97	90	88
98	98	93	92
99	99	97	96
100	100	100	100

In 2019 the Gini coefficient was 28.8% compared with 29.7% in 2018. This decrease is not statistically significant. The general downward trend since 2014 indicates a decrease in income inequality across the total income distribution. Both the quintile share ratio and the Gini coefficient show a statistically significant decrease in income inequality between 2017 and 2019. See figure 2.9.

Table 2.2 Gini coefficient, 2013-2019
	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Gini coefficient (%)	31.8	32.1	30.8	30.7	31.5	29.7	28.8

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Income Tables 2.3a to 2.8

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Table 2.3a Median real household disposable income by demographic characteristics and year

Table 2.3a Median real household disposable income¹ by demographic characteristics and year
					All households
		Median real household disposable income¹			% change
		2017	2018	2019	2017-2018	2018-2019
		€	€	€	%	%
State		39,005	42,183	42,524	8.1	0.8
Sex (head of household)
	Male	43,954	48,229	48,781	9.7	1.1
	Female	34,136	34,711	36,159	1.7	4.2
Age group (head of household)
	18-64	45,335	49,152	50,548	8.4	2.8
	65+	25,529	26,772	28,249	4.9	5.5
Principal Economic Status (head of household)
	At work	53,549	55,176	55,619	3.0	0.8
	Unemployed	21,316	25,566	32,260	19.9	26.2
	Student	19,152	18,478	*	-3.5	*
	Home duties	25,860	28,378	29,578	9.7	4.2
	Retired	26,872	27,222	28,631	1.3	5.2
	Not at work due to illness or disability	21,130	18,528	21,809	-12.3	17.7
Highest education level attained (head of household)
	Primary or below	23,492	23,714	25,901	0.9	9.2
	Lower secondary	32,750	34,264	34,645	4.6	1.1
	Higher secondary	38,997	41,961	40,795	7.6	-2.8
	Post leaving cert	38,387	44,970	45,488	17.1	1.2
	Third level non degree	49,968	50,466	48,569	1.0	-3.8
	Third level degree or above	64,103	65,422	65,234	2.1	-0.3
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	14,545	15,160	15,833	4.2	4.4
	1 adult aged <65	18,838	20,957	23,491	11.2	12.1
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	31,222	35,380	36,577	13.3	3.4
	2 adults, both aged <65	46,699	49,456	49,610	5.9	0.3
	3 or more adults	59,218	68,620	69,446	15.9	1.2
	1 adult with children aged under 18	24,565	28,501	29,578	16.0	3.8
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	53,587	55,548	57,262	3.7	3.1
	Other households with children aged under 18	57,180	74,208	73,507	29.8	-0.9
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	20,350	20,764	23,603	2.0	13.7
	1	36,892	38,439	39,828	4.2	3.6
	2	62,807	64,455	67,904	2.6	5.4
	3+	86,508	89,226	93,357	3.1	4.6
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	43,943	45,540	46,255	3.6	1.6
	Rented or rent free	31,063	35,962	37,648	15.8	4.7
Urban/rural location²
	Urban areas	41,275	44,057	43,936	6.7	-0.3
	Rural areas	35,038	39,064	39,072	11.5	0.0
Region
	Northern and Western	32,962	34,396	35,098	4.4	2.0
	Southern	35,811	39,979	40,630	11.6	1.6
	Eastern and Midland	44,286	47,307	47,672	6.8	0.8
¹Deflator base year 2012.
²2018 estimates for urban/rural have been revised.
* Sample occurrence too small for estimation

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Table 2.3b Mean real household disposable income by demographic characteristics and year

Table 2.3b Mean real household disposable income¹ by demographic characteristics and year
					All households
		Mean real household disposable income¹			% change
		2017	2018	2019	2017-2018	2018-2019
		€	€	€	%	%
State		47,870	50,640	51,864	5.8	2.4
Sex (head of household)
	Male	52,237	55,197	57,115	5.7	3.5
	Female	42,017	43,962	44,742	4.6	1.8
Age group (head of household)
	18-64	53,436	57,078	57,780	6.8	1.2
	65+	32,265	33,164	36,400	2.8	9.8
Principal Economic Status (head of household)
	At work	61,681	63,843	64,364	3.5	0.8
	Unemployed	28,761	29,070	38,463	1.1	32.3
	Student	23,604	29,728	*	25.9	*
	Home duties	31,930	35,518	37,484	11.2	5.5
	Retired	33,928	34,268	36,534	1.0	6.6
	Not at work due to illness or disability	25,555	26,386	30,689	3.3	16.3
Highest education level attained (head of household)
	Primary or below	27,820	27,914	30,069	0.3	7.7
	Lower secondary	38,196	40,438	42,393	5.9	4.8
	Higher secondary	45,219	48,994	48,355	8.3	-1.3
	Post leaving cert	44,557	48,493	49,475	8.8	2
	Third level non degree	56,259	56,442	55,866	0.3	-1
	Third level degree or above	72,117	75,420	74,705	4.6	-0.9
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	20,309	20,539	21,429	1.1	4.3
	1 adult aged <65	27,125	26,476	27,840	-2.4	5.2
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	37,329	41,215	43,180	10.4	4.8
	2 adults, both aged <65	53,509	59,186	56,232	10.6	-5
	3 or more adults	67,922	77,521	82,536	14.1	6.5
	1 adult with children aged under 18	26,872	31,057	32,431	15.6	4.4
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	62,676	62,930	67,069	0.4	6.6
	Other households with children aged under 18	68,027	79,892	78,671	17.4	-1.5
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	23,768	24,804	26,737	4.4	7.8
	1	43,397	45,675	46,705	5.2	2.3
	2	69,648	72,637	74,808	4.3	3.0
	3+	94,013	95,000	101,706	1.0	7.1
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	51,946	54,936	55,660	5.8	1.3
	Rented or rent free	38,002	39,858	42,955	4.9	7.8
Urban/rural location²
	Urban areas	49,871	52,556	53,470	5.4	1.7
	Rural areas	43,830	46,586	48,425	6.3	3.9
Region
	Northern and Western	39,097	42,829	43,026	9.5	0.5
	Southern	43,447	46,097	49,583	6.1	7.6
	Eastern and Midland	54,177	56,646	56,717	4.6	0.1
¹Deflator base year 2012.
²2018 estimates for urban/rural have been revised.
* Sample occurrence too small for estimation

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Table 2.3c Median nominal household disposable income by demographic characteristics and year

Table 2.3c Median nominal household disposable income by demographic characteristics and year
					All households
		Median nominal household disposable income			% change
		2017	2018	2019	2017-2018	2018-2019
		€	€	€	%	%
State		39,499	42,865	43,552	8.5	1.6
Sex (head of household)
	Male	44,510	49,008	49,960	10.1	1.9
	Female	34,568	35,272	37,033	2.0	5.0
Age group (head of household)
	18-64	45,909	49,946	51,770	8.8	3.7
	65+	25,852	27,205	28,932	5.2	6.3
Principal Economic Status (head of household)
	At work	54,227	56,067	56,963	3.4	1.6
	Unemployed	21,586	25,979	33,040	20.4	27.2
	Student	19,394	18,777	*	-3.2	*
	Home duties	26,187	28,837	30,293	10.1	5.0
	Retired	27,212	27,662	29,323	1.7	6.0
	Not at work due to illness or disability	21,397	18,827	22,336	-12.0	18.6
Highest education level attained (head of household)
	Primary or below	23,789	24,097	26,527	1.3	10.1
	Lower secondary	33,165	34,818	35,482	5.0	1.9
	Higher secondary	39,491	42,639	41,781	8.0	-2.0
	Post leaving cert	38,873	45,697	46,587	17.6	1.9
	Third level non degree	50,600	51,281	49,743	1.3	-3.0
	Third level degree or above	64,914	66,479	66,811	2.4	0.5
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	14,729	15,405	16,216	4.6	5.3
	1 adult aged <65	19,076	21,296	24,059	11.6	13.0
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	31,617	35,952	37,461	13.7	4.2
	2 adults, both aged <65	47,290	50,255	50,809	6.3	1.1
	3 or more adults	59,968	69,729	71,125	16.3	2.0
	1 adult with children aged under 18	24,876	28,961	30,293	16.4	4.6
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	54,265	56,445	58,646	4.0	3.9
	Other households with children aged under 18	57,904	75,407	75,284	30.2	-0.2
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	20,608	21,099	24,173	2.4	14.6
	1	37,359	39,060	40,791	4.6	4.4
	2	63,602	65,496	69,545	3.0	6.2
	3+	87,603	90,668	95,613	3.5	5.5
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	44,499	46,276	47,373	4.0	2.4
	Rented or rent free	31,456	36,543	38,558	16.2	5.5
Urban/rural location¹
	Urban areas	41,797	44,769	44,998	7.1	0.5
	Rural areas	35,482	39,695	40,016	11.9	0.8
Region
	Northern and Western	33,379	34,952	35,946	4.7	2.8
	Southern	36,264	40,625	41,612	12.0	2.4
	Eastern and Midland	44,847	48,071	48,824	7.2	1.6
¹2018 estimates for urban/rural have been revised.
* Sample occurrence too small for estimation

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Table 2.3d Mean nominal household disposable income by demographic characteristics and year

Table 2.3d Mean nominal household disposable income by demographic characteristics and year
					All households
		Mean nominal household disposable income			% change
		2017	2018	2019	2017-2018	2018-2019
		€	€	€	%	%
State		48,476	51,458	53,118	6.2	3.2
Sex (head of household)
	Male	52,898	56,089	58,496	6.0	4.3
	Female	42,549	44,672	45,823	5.0	2.6
Age group (head of household)
	18-64	54,112	58,000	59,177	7.2	2.0
	65+	32,673	33,700	37,280	3.1	10.6
Principal Economic Status (head of household)
	At work	62,462	64,874	65,920	3.9	1.6
	Unemployed	29,125	29,540	39,393	1.4	33.4
	Student	23,903	30,208	*	26.4	*
	Home duties	32,334	36,092	38,390	11.6	6.4
	Retired	34,357	34,822	37,417	1.4	7.5
	Not at work due to illness or disability	25,878	26,812	31,431	3.6	17.2
Highest education level attained (head of household)
	Primary or below	28,172	28,365	30,796	0.7	8.6
	Lower secondary	38,679	41,091	43,418	6.2	5.7
	Higher secondary	45,791	49,786	49,524	8.7	-0.5
	Post leaving cert	45,121	49,276	50,671	9.2	2.8
	Third level non degree	56,971	57,354	57,216	0.7	-0.2
	Third level degree or above	73,030	76,639	76,511	4.9	-0.2
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	20,566	20,871	21,947	1.5	5.2
	1 adult aged <65	27,468	26,904	28,513	-2.1	6.0
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	37,802	41,881	44,224	10.8	5.6
	2 adults, both aged <65	54,186	60,142	57,591	11.0	-4.2
	3 or more adults	68,782	78,774	84,531	14.5	7.3
	1 adult with children aged under 18	27,212	31,559	33,215	16.0	5.2
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	63,469	63,947	68,690	0.8	7.4
	Other households with children aged under 18	68,888	81,183	80,573	17.8	-0.8
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	24,069	25,205	27,383	4.7	8.6
	1	43,946	46,413	47,834	5.6	3.1
	2	70,530	73,811	76,616	4.7	3.8
	3+	95,203	96,535	104,164	1.4	7.9
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	52,604	55,824	57,005	6.1	2.1
	Rented or rent free	38,483	40,502	43,993	5.2	8.6
Urban/rural location¹
	Urban areas	50,502	53,405	54,762	5.7	2.5
	Rural areas	44,385	47,339	49,595	6.7	4.8
Region
	Northern and Western	39,592	43,521	44,066	9.9	1.3
	Southern	43,997	46,842	50,781	6.5	8.4
	Eastern and Midland	54,863	57,561	58,088	4.9	0.9
¹2018 estimates for urban/rural have been revised.
* Sample occurrence too small for estimation

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Table 2.3e Median equivalised real disposable income by demographic characteristics and year

Table 2.3e Median equivalised real disposable income¹ by demographic characteristics and year
					All persons
		Median equivalised real disposable income¹			% change
		2017	2018	2019	2017-2018	2018-2019
		€	€	€	%	%
State		20,608	22,508	23,413	9.2	4.0
Sex
	Male	20,888	22,991	23,497	10.1	2.2
	Female	20,291	21,973	23,304	8.3	6.1
Age group
	0-17	19,367	20,890	21,925	7.9	5.0
	18-64	21,945	23,772	24,911	8.3	4.8
	65+	17,971	19,335	19,888	7.6	2.9
Principal Economic Status
	At work	25,703	26,651	28,131	3.7	5.6
	Unemployed	13,266	14,066	15,912	6.0	13.1
	Student	16,178	20,897	20,974	29.2	0.4
	Home duties	15,091	16,941	17,539	12.3	3.5
	Retired	18,116	19,766	19,942	9.1	0.9
	Not at work due to illness or disability	13,920	14,026	15,619	0.8	11.4
Highest education level attained
	Primary or below	15,104	16,342	16,420	8.2	0.5
	Lower secondary	17,254	19,187	19,348	11.2	0.8
	Higher secondary	19,920	22,236	22,797	11.6	2.5
	Post leaving cert	19,905	22,132	22,376	11.2	1.1
	Third level non degree	25,252	25,539	26,857	1.1	5.2
	Third level degree or above	34,050	33,610	34,615	-1.3	3.0
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	14,545	15,160	15,833	4.2	4.4
	1 adult aged <65	18,838	20,957	23,491	11.2	12.1
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	18,808	21,314	22,034	13.3	3.4
	2 adults, both aged <65	28,132	29,793	29,886	5.9	0.3
	3 or more adults	22,714	25,358	26,627	11.6	5.0
	1 adult with children aged under 18	14,197	16,503	17,867	16.2	8.3
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	23,108	23,307	24,654	0.9	5.8
	Other households with children aged under 18	17,551	20,890	21,556	19.0	3.2
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	13,453	14,788	15,514	9.9	4.9
	1	18,163	19,361	20,877	6.6	7.8
	2	25,703	27,253	27,791	6.0	2.0
	3+	27,231	26,269	30,343	-3.5	15.5
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	23,232	24,333	26,005	4.7	6.9
	Rented or rent free	15,356	17,560	18,754	14.4	6.8
Urban/rural location²
	Urban areas	20,800	22,839	23,638	9.8	3.5
	Rural areas	20,052	21,952	22,882	9.5	4.2
Region
	Northern and Western	18,402	20,067	20,015	9.0	-0.3
	Southern	18,909	21,417	22,504	13.3	5.1
	Eastern and Midland	22,413	24,345	25,643	8.6	5.3
¹Deflator base year 2012.
²2018 estimates for urban/rural have been revised.

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Table 2.3f Mean equivalised real disposable income by demographic characteristics and year

Table 2.3f Mean equivalised real disposable income¹by demographic characteristics and year
					All persons
		Mean equivalised real disposable income¹			% change
		2017	2018	2019	2017-2018	2018-2019
		€	€	€	%	%
State		24,671	26,340	27,282	6.8	3.6
Sex
	Male	25,107	26,650	27,293	6.1	2.4
	Female	24,243	26,037	27,271	7.4	4.7
Age group
	0-17	23,036	23,989	25,397	4.1	5.9
	18-64	26,006	28,109	28,710	8.1	2.1
	65+	21,852	23,036	24,596	5.4	6.8
Principal Economic Status
	At work	30,301	31,297	32,396	3.3	3.5
	Unemployed	16,249	15,596	18,916	-4.0	21.3
	Student	19,757	24,980	23,478	26.4	-6.0
	Home duties	18,066	19,713	20,852	9.1	5.8
	Retired	22,331	23,357	25,009	4.6	7.1
	Not at work due to illness or disability	15,528	16,472	18,096	6.1	9.9
Highest education level attained
	Primary or below	17,192	17,807	18,535	3.6	4.1
	Lower secondary	19,972	22,086	22,487	10.6	1.8
	Higher secondary	22,549	25,513	26,156	13.1	2.5
	Post leaving cert	22,333	24,235	24,650	8.5	1.7
	Third level non degree	29,051	29,590	30,124	1.9	1.8
	Third level degree or above	37,024	37,469	38,026	1.2	1.5
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	20,309	20,539	21,429	1.1	4.3
	1 adult aged <65	27,125	26,476	27,840	-2.4	5.2
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	22,487	24,828	26,012	10.4	4.8
	2 adults, both aged <65	32,234	35,654	33,875	10.6	-5.0
	3 or more adults	25,553	29,301	30,576	14.7	4.4
	1 adult with children aged under 18	15,208	17,938	19,450	18.0	8.4
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	26,408	26,491	28,337	0.3	7.0
	Other households with children aged under 18	20,343	23,322	23,029	14.6	-1.3
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	15,477	17,174	18,288	11.0	6.5
	1	22,875	24,486	25,665	7.0	4.8
	2	30,075	31,710	32,209	5.4	1.6
	3+	30,613	29,952	32,784	-2.2	9.5
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	27,058	28,751	29,613	6.3	3.0
	Rented or rent free	19,221	20,620	22,178	7.3	7.6
Urban/rural location²
	Urban areas	25,264	27,031	27,889	7.0	3.2
	Rural areas	23,376	24,806	25,927	6.1	4.5
Region
	Northern and Western	20,827	22,651	23,526	8.8	3.9
	Southern	22,667	24,273	26,120	7.1	7.6
	Eastern and Midland	27,379	29,057	29,368	6.1	1.1
¹Deflator base year 2012.
²2018 estimates for urban/rural have been revised.

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Table 2.3g Median equivalised nominal disposable income by demographic characteristics and year

Table 2.3g Median equivalised nominal disposable income by demographic characteristics and year
					All persons
		Median equivalised nominal disposable income			% change
		2017	2018	2019	2017-2018	2018-2019
		€	€	€	%	%
State		20,869	22,872	23,979	9.6	4.8
Sex
	Male	21,152	23,362	24,065	10.4	3.0
	Female	20,548	22,328	23,867	8.7	6.9
Age group
	0-17	19,612	21,228	22,455	8.2	5.8
	18-64	22,223	24,156	25,513	8.7	5.6
	65+	18,198	19,647	20,369	8.0	3.7
Principal Economic Status
	At work	26,028	27,082	28,811	4.0	6.4
	Unemployed	13,434	14,293	16,297	6.4	14.0
	Student	16,383	21,235	21,481	29.6	1.2
	Home duties	15,282	17,215	17,963	12.6	4.3
	Retired	18,345	20,085	20,424	9.5	1.7
	Not at work due to illness or disability	14,096	14,253	15,997	1.1	12.2
Highest education level attained
	Primary or below	15,295	16,606	16,817	8.6	1.3
	Lower secondary	17,472	19,497	19,816	11.6	1.6
	Higher secondary	20,172	22,595	23,348	12.0	3.3
	Post leaving cert	20,157	22,490	22,917	11.6	1.9
	Third level non degree	25,572	25,952	27,506	1.5	6.0
	Third level degree or above	34,481	34,153	35,452	-1.0	3.8
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	14,729	15,405	16,216	4.6	5.3
	1 adult aged <65	19,076	21,296	24,059	11.6	13.0
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	19,046	21,658	22,567	13.7	4.2
	2 adults, both aged <65	28,488	30,274	30,608	6.3	1.1
	3 or more adults	23,002	25,768	27,271	12.0	5.8
	1 adult with children aged under 18	14,377	16,770	18,299	16.6	9.1
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	23,401	23,684	25,250	1.2	6.6
	Other households with children aged under 18	17,773	21,228	22,077	19.4	4.0
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	13,623	15,027	15,889	10.3	5.7
	1	18,393	19,674	21,382	7.0	8.7
	2	26,028	27,693	28,463	6.4	2.8
	3+	27,576	26,693	31,076	-3.2	16.4
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	23,526	24,726	26,634	5.1	7.7
	Rented or rent free	15,550	17,844	19,207	14.8	7.6
Urban/rural location¹
	Urban areas	21,063	23,208	24,209	10.2	4.3
	Rural areas	20,306	22,307	23,435	9.9	5.1
Region
	Northern and Western	18,635	20,391	20,499	9.4	0.5
	Southern	19,148	21,763	23,048	13.7	5.9
	Eastern and Midland	22,697	24,738	26,263	9.0	6.2
¹2018 estimates for urban/rural have been revised.

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Table 2.3h Mean equivalised nominal disposable income by demographic characteristics and year

Table 2.3h Mean equivalised nominal disposable income by demographic characteristics and year
					All persons
		Mean equivalised nominal disposable income			% change
		2017	2018	2019	2017-2018	2018-2019
		€	€	€	%	%
State		24,983	26,766	27,941	7.1	4.4
Sex
	Male	25,425	27,081	27,953	6.5	3.2
	Female	24,550	26,458	27,930	7.8	5.6
Age group
	0-17	23,328	24,377	26,011	4.5	6.7
	18-64	26,335	28,563	29,404	8.5	2.9
	65+	22,129	23,408	25,190	5.8	7.6
Principal Economic Status
	At work	30,685	31,803	33,179	3.6	4.3
	Unemployed	16,455	15,848	19,373	-3.7	22.2
	Student	20,007	25,384	24,045	26.9	-5.3
	Home duties	18,295	20,032	21,356	9.5	6.6
	Retired	22,614	23,734	25,613	5.0	7.9
	Not at work due to illness or disability	15,725	16,738	18,533	6.4	10.7
Highest education level attained
	Primary or below	17,410	18,095	18,983	3.9	4.9
	Lower secondary	20,225	22,443	23,031	11.0	2.6
	Higher secondary	22,834	25,925	26,788	13.5	3.3
	Post leaving cert	22,616	24,627	25,246	8.9	2.5
	Third level non degree	29,419	30,068	30,852	2.2	2.6
	Third level degree or above	37,493	38,074	38,945	1.5	2.3
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	20,566	20,871	21,947	1.5	5.2
	1 adult aged <65	27,468	26,904	28,513	-2.1	6.0
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	22,772	25,229	26,641	10.8	5.6
	2 adults, both aged <65	32,642	36,230	34,694	11.0	-4.2
	3 or more adults	25,876	29,774	31,315	15.1	5.2
	1 adult with children aged under 18	15,401	18,228	19,920	18.4	9.3
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	26,742	26,919	29,022	0.7	7.8
	Other households with children aged under 18	20,600	23,699	23,586	15.0	-0.5
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	15,673	17,451	18,730	11.3	7.3
	1	23,165	24,882	26,285	7.4	5.6
	2	30,456	32,222	32,987	5.8	2.4
	3+	31,000	30,436	33,576	-1.8	10.3
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	27,400	29,216	30,329	6.6	3.8
	Rented or rent free	19,464	20,953	22,714	7.7	8.4
Urban/rural location¹
	Urban areas	25,584	27,468	28,563	7.4	4.0
	Rural areas	23,672	25,207	26,554	6.5	5.3
Region
	Northern and Western	21,091	23,017	24,095	9.1	4.7
	Southern	22,954	24,665	26,751	7.5	8.5
	Eastern and Midland	27,726	29,526	30,078	6.5	1.9
¹2018 estimates for urban/rural have been revised.

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Table 2.4a Composition of nominal household income and nominal equivalised income by year

Table 2.4b Composition of real household income and real equivalised income by year

Table 2.5a Nominal median income measures by year

Table 2.5b Nominal mean income measures by year

Table 2.6 Average weekly equivalised income by net disposable equivalised income deciles and composition of net equivalised disposable income, 2019

Table 2.6 Average weekly equivalised income by net disposable equivalised income deciles and composition of net equivalised disposable income, 2019
Decile		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	State
Weekly threshold (€)		< 260.07	< 306.19	< 351.79	< 398.09	< 459.46	< 522.02	< 597.12	< 695.99	< 855.30	> 855.30
Average Weekly Equivalised Income		€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€	€
Direct Income
	Employee income	49.27	84.53	150.37	243.83	292.50	409.45	485.20	585.72	817.50	1,180.79	429.96
	Employer's social insurance contributions	4.35	8.54	15.59	26.39	32.16	45.82	60.24	68.03	99.36	134.54	49.51
	Cash benefits or losses from self-employment	12.41	12.07	12.66	24.96	42.25	42.61	44.68	67.78	105.38	391.29	75.62
	Other direct income	2.90	2.01	4.29	5.48	4.88	6.28	10.32	21.42	22.03	57.45	13.71
	Total Direct Income	68.93	107.16	182.90	300.67	371.79	504.16	600.44	742.96	1,044.28	1,764.08	568.79
Social Transfers
	Unemployment benefits	46.29	26.10	24.87	20.53	10.81	13.60	7.04	4.77	3.22	12.19	16.94
	Old-age benefits	18.54	80.87	54.01	32.76	35.79	24.86	28.67	24.30	16.01	37.59	35.34
	Occupational pension	2.04	2.61	11.41	11.24	22.78	20.36	43.73	60.68	42.74	89.92	30.76
	Family/children related allowances	36.74	43.46	54.94	36.91	44.97	27.94	24.47	19.63	15.15	14.27	31.85
	Housing allowances	8.08	12.01	10.79	6.95	7.31	4.59	4.83	3.65	0.31	0.60	5.91
	Other social transfers	44.66	27.11	26.54	26.26	15.23	22.31	16.43	8.94	8.33	25.54	22.13
	Total Social Transfers	156.37	192.17	182.57	134.66	136.90	113.66	125.17	121.96	85.77	180.12	142.94
Gross Income		225.29	299.33	365.46	435.33	508.69	617.82	725.60	864.92	1130.05	1944.19	711.73
Tax and Social Contributions
	Tax on income and social contributions	4.73	6.14	18.35	32.53	45.84	80.49	107.32	151.76	261.64	538.29	124.72
	Employer's social insurance contributions	4.35	8.54	15.59	26.39	32.16	45.82	60.24	68.03	99.36	134.54	49.51
	Regular inter-household cash transfers paid	3.17	0.31	1.02	1.71	1.78	0.51	1.24	3.37	1.87	5.20	2.02
	Total Tax and Social Contributions	12.25	14.98	34.96	60.63	79.79	126.82	168.79	223.16	362.88	678.03	176.25
Net Disposable Income		213.05	284.34	330.51	374.70	428.91	491.00	556.81	641.76	767.18	1,266.16	535.48

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Table 2.7 Average weekly household income by net disposable household income deciles and composition of net household disposable income, 2019

Table 2.7 Average weekly household income by net disposable household income deciles and composition of net household disposable income, 2019
												€
Decile		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	State
Weekly threshold (€)		<292.5	<449.1	<565.6	<696.3	<834.6	<1006.5	<1198.3	<1457	<1826.6	>1826.6
Average Weekly household Income
Direct Income
	Employee income	6.47	54.48	101.50	236.67	419.36	616.58	865.13	1,209.05	1,671.58	2,743.54	792.99
	Employer's social insurance contributions	0.30	4.17	8.67	22.84	44.71	65.83	95.47	144.12	196.91	323.79	90.75
	Cash benefits or losses from self-employment	6.59	18.41	40.78	45.54	55.58	82.23	113.69	139.06	199.55	733.54	143.61
	Other direct income	1.96	13.84	7.16	11.99	13.03	25.93	34.90	30.08	37.95	97.43	27.44
	Total Direct Income	15.32	90.91	158.11	317.04	532.68	790.56	1,109.19	1,522.31	2,105.99	3,898.29	1,054.78
Social Transfers
	Unemployment benefits	21.64	39.06	35.08	53.55	42.16	37.37	29.98	24.20	8.38	21.42	31.28
	Old-age benefits	138.80	150.40	226.32	195.88	161.18	133.09	134.75	109.41	102.64	138.27	149.08
	Family/children related allowances	5.72	31.75	48.44	64.19	78.26	93.77	52.25	55.19	44.85	51.71	52.62
	Housing allowances	14.99	14.83	19.17	20.88	19.72	13.80	4.03	2.83	0.86	0.32	11.14
	Other social transfers	50.86	50.00	52.88	36.92	45.82	41.37	48.95	39.19	22.66	55.21	44.38
	Total Social Transfers	232.01	286.04	381.89	371.42	347.14	319.39	269.95	230.82	179.39	266.93	288.49
Gross Income		247.33	376.94	540.00	688.46	879.82	1,109.95	1,379.14	1,753.13	2,285.38	4,165.21	1,343.27
Tax and Social Contributions
	Tax on income and social contributions	0.58	3.05	8.78	26.89	56.38	103.84	172.89	280.50	462.62	1,186.17	230.38
	Employer's social insurance contributions	0.30	4.17	8.67	22.84	44.71	65.83	95.47	144.12	196.91	323.79	90.75
	Regular inter-household cash transfers paid	0.72	0.10	1.04	2.78	3.10	3.96	7.47	2.84	6.42	13.26	4.17
	Total Tax and Social Contributions	1.59	7.32	18.49	52.51	104.19	173.62	275.83	427.46	665.95	1,523.22	325.30
Net Disposable Income		245.73	369.62	521.50	635.95	775.63	936.33	1,103.32	1,325.67	1,619.42	2,642.00	1,017.98

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Table 2.8 Demographic characteristics of individuals by net disposable equivalised income deciles, 2019

Table 2.8 Demographic characteristics of individuals by net disposable equivalised income deciles, 2019
												%
Decile		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	State
Weekly threshold (€)		< 260.07	< 306.19	< 351.79	< 398.09	< 459.46	< 522.02	< 597.12	< 695.99	< 855.30	> 855.30
Distribution across deciles
Sex
	Male	10.0	9.2	10.3	10.1	10.2	10.0	9.7	10.4	10.2	9.9	100.0
	Female	9.9	10.8	9.7	9.9	9.8	10.0	10.3	9.6	9.8	10.1	100.0
Age group
	0-17	12.3	9.9	11.2	10.9	10.7	10.4	9.7	9.6	7.9	7.4	100.0
	18-64	10.0	7.3	8.5	9.8	9.7	10.4	10.2	10.4	12.0	11.8	100.0
	65+	6.0	21.8	14.3	9.2	10.0	7.8	9.5	8.9	5.3	7.1	100.0
Principal Economic Status (aged 16 years and over)
	At work	3.1	4.3	5.9	9.0	10.4	11.5	11.8	12.8	15.7	15.6	100.0
	Unemployed	28.0	18.7	14.9	10.9	4.3	8.8	5.6	4.5	2.8	1.3	100.0
	Student	16.1	11.1	8.4	12.8	11.7	9.8	10.4	9.8	4.8	5.0	100.0
	Home duties	18.9	17.7	16.9	11.3	8.7	8.7	6.1	4.7	3.2	3.9	100.0
	Retired	6.5	20.4	15.1	8.9	10.1	6.6	10.4	9.0	5.8	7.0	100.0
	Not at work due to illness or disability	34.4	14.9	15.8	9.9	7.8	5.6	5.1	2.9	2.0	1.5	100.0
Highest education level attained (aged 16 years and over)
	Primary or below	15.3	26.1	17.8	11.3	10.9	8.1	5.5	2.4	1.6	1.1	100.0
	Lower secondary	17.3	12.8	12.4	12.0	11.7	8.3	9.8	7.1	4.4	4.1	100.0
	Higher secondary	8.9	10.5	9.7	11.7	11.5	11.8	11.8	9.3	7.9	6.9	100.0
	Post leaving cert	9.9	10.6	9.1	13.3	11.8	10.2	10.4	11.2	8.7	4.8	100.0
	Third level non degree	6.5	6.3	8.7	7.1	9.5	11.3	12.5	10.3	15.6	12.2	100.0
	Third level degree or above	2.5	1.8	4.2	5.3	5.8	8.7	10.2	15.8	19.8	25.9	100.0
Household composition
	1 adult aged 65+	8.5	40.1	11.3	5.2	6.4	5.4	6.7	5.0	5.4	6.0	100.0
	1 adult aged <65	27.7	4.8	5.5	6.3	5.7	8.8	6.2	8.5	12.3	14.3	100.0
	2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+	4.0	12.4	15.5	11.2	13.2	10.3	11.5	9.0	5.2	7.7	100.0
	2 adults, both aged <65	9.1	4.8	6.9	5.3	7.9	8.5	7.7	9.6	17.5	22.7	100.0
	3 or more adults	4.5	6.8	9.6	10.6	8.8	9.7	13.0	10.8	15.1	11.3	100.0
	1 adult with children aged under 18	27.0	9.8	14.9	10.3	12.9	8.4	6.5	6.8	1.6	1.7	100.0
	2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18	9.1	6.7	10.0	9.8	10.3	11.7	9.6	11.1	10.6	11.1	100.0
	Other households with children aged under 18	9.2	13.9	8.6	15.0	11.5	10.2	12.5	11.0	5.7	2.3	100.0
Number of persons at work in the household
	0	29.5	21.7	16.4	6.9	7.2	4.4	4.5	4.4	2.3	2.6	100.0
	1	10.1	11.3	13.6	12.7	10.4	11.0	9.1	8.2	6.0	7.7	100.0
	2	1.3	4.6	5.4	9.9	11.7	12.2	11.7	13.3	14.4	15.5	100.0
	3+	1.3	3.2	9.6	8.4	10.9	18.3	15.1	21.7	11.6	.	100.0
Tenure status
	Owner-occupied	5.6	8.4	8.7	9.2	10.0	10.0	12.6	11.4	12.4	11.8	100.0
	Rented or rent free	19.7	13.6	12.9	11.7	10.1	9.9	4.4	6.9	4.8	6.1	100.0
Urban/rural location¹
	Urban areas	10.1	9.7	10.1	9.9	9.1	10.4	8.7	10.0	10.6	11.2	100.0
	Rural areas	9.8	10.6	9.8	10.2	12.0	9.1	12.9	9.9	8.6	7.3	100.0
Region
	Northern and Western	14.7	13.2	13.1	10.5	11.2	7.9	9.6	7.0	7.6	5.3	100.0
	Southern	9.0	12.1	10.8	10.7	10.7	9.8	10.3	9.7	8.7	8.1	100.0
	Eastern and Midland	9.0	7.5	8.4	9.4	9.1	10.9	9.9	11.3	11.7	12.9	100.0
¹2018 estimates for urban/rural have been revised.

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Table 2.4a Composition of nominal household income¹ and nominal equivalised income¹ by year
									€
		Nominal household income¹				Nominal equivalised income¹
		2016	2017	2018	2019	2016	2017	2018	2019
Average Weekly Income
Direct Income
	Employee income	682.53	707.95	760.10	792.99	359.65	374.59	406.08	429.96
	Employer's social insurance contributions	77.26	82.52	88.25	90.75	41.02	44.08	47.24	49.51
	Cash benefits or losses from self-employment	94.42	127.31	169.60	143.61	48.05	66.25	87.58	75.62
	Other direct income	26.21	28.29	30.41	27.44	12.43	13.53	14.44	13.71
	Total direct income	880.42	946.07	1,048.35	1,054.78	461.15	498.45	555.34	568.79
Social Transfers
	Unemployment related payments	44.70	39.02	32.18	31.28	23.24	20.64	17.41	16.94
	Old-age related payments	74.95	75.77	74.57	80.66	32.11	32.77	32.36	35.34
	Occupational pension	57.94	54.30	59.46	68.42	25.23	23.79	26.41	30.76
	Family/children related allowances	50.84	48.88	51.55	52.62	29.54	29.12	31.33	31.85
	Housing allowances	8.44	7.06	10.80	11.14	4.15	3.47	5.72	5.91
	Other social transfers	38.50	36.68	35.56	44.38	18.88	18.05	17.66	22.13
	Total social transfers	275.36	261.71	264.13	288.49	133.15	127.84	130.88	142.94
Gross Income		1,155.78	1,207.78	1,312.48	1,343.27	594.30	626.29	686.22	711.73
Tax and Social Contributions
	Tax on income and social contributions	185.65	189.96	232.92	230.38	96.95	100.41	123.38	124.72
	Employer's social insurance contributions	77.26	82.52	88.25	90.75	41.02	44.08	47.24	49.51
	Regular inter-household cash transfers paid	5.37	6.29	5.13	4.17	2.48	3.01	2.64	2.02
	Total Tax and Social Contributions	268.27	278.77	326.31	325.30	140.45	147.50	173.26	176.25
Net Disposable Income		887.51	929.01	986.17	1,017.98	453.85	478.79	512.96	535.48
¹ Household income is averaged over households while equivalised income is averaged over individuals within the household.

Table 2.4b Composition of real household income¹ and real equivalised income¹ by year
€
		Real household income¹				Real equivalised income¹
		2016	2017	2018	2019	2016	2017	2018	2019
Average Weekly Income
Direct Income
	Employee income	675.30	699.10	748.01	774.28	355.84	369.91	399.62	419.81
	Employer's social insurance contributions	76.44	81.49	86.85	88.61	40.59	43.53	46.49	48.34
	Cash benefits or losses from self-employment	93.42	125.72	166.90	140.22	47.54	65.42	86.19	73.84
	Other direct income	25.93	27.94	29.93	26.79	12.30	13.36	14.21	13.39
	Total direct income	871.09	934.24	1,031.68	1,029.89	456.26	492.22	546.51	555.37
Social Transfers
	Unemployment related payments	44.23	38.53	31.67	30.54	22.99	20.38	17.13	16.54
	Old-age related payments	74.16	74.82	73.38	78.76	31.77	32.36	31.85	34.51
	Occupational pension	57.33	53.62	58.51	66.81	24.96	23.49	25.99	30.03
	Family/children related allowances	50.30	48.27	50.73	51.38	29.23	28.76	30.83	31.10
	Housing allowances	8.35	6.97	10.63	10.88	4.11	3.43	5.63	5.77
	Other social transfers	38.09	36.22	34.99	43.33	18.68	17.82	17.38	21.61
	Total social transfers	272.44	258.44	259.93	281.68	131.74	126.24	128.80	139.57
Gross Income		1,143.53	1,192.68	1,291.61	1,311.57	588.00	618.46	675.31	694.93
Tax and Social Contributions
	Tax on income and social contributions	183.68	187.59	229.22	224.94	95.92	99.15	121.42	121.78
	Employer's social insurance contributions	76.44	81.49	86.85	88.61	40.59	43.53	46.49	48.34
	Regular inter-household cash transfers paid	5.31	6.21	5.05	4.07	2.45	2.97	2.60	1.97
	Total Tax and Social Contributions	265.43	275.29	321.12	317.62	138.96	145.66	170.51	172.09
Net Disposable Income		878.10	917.40	970.49	993.96	449.04	472.81	504.80	522.84
¹Household income is averaged over households while equivalised income is averaged over individuals within the household.

Table 2.5a Nominal median income measures¹ by year
€
		2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
National income definition
	Total gross household income	39,523	42,790	44,676	45,631	49,260	51,217
	Total disposable household income	35,305	37,391	38,953	39,499	42,865	43,552
National income definition, national equivalence scale
	Equivalised total disposable income	18,385	19,461	20,331	20,869	22,872	23,979
	Equivalised total disposable income including old-age and survivors' benefits but excluding all other social transfers	15,068	16,596	16,953	18,182	20,506	21,171
	Equivalised total disposable income excluding all social transfers	11,410	13,136	14,107	15,162	17,811	18,072
¹Gross and disposable household income is averaged over households, while equivalised income is averaged over individuals within the household.

Table 2.5b Nominal mean income measures¹ by year
€
		2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
National income definition
	Total gross household income	55,766	57,993	60,309	63,022	68,485	70,092
	Total disposable household income	43,062	44,822	46,310	48,476	51,458	53,118
National income definition, national equivalence scale
	Equivalised total disposable income	22,041	22,984	23,682	24,983	26,766	27,941
	Equivalised total disposable income including old-age and survivors' benefits but excluding all other social transfers	18,031	19,064	19,849	21,364	23,123	24,043
	Equivalised total disposable income excluding all social transfers	15,162	16,119	16,814	18,352	20,030	20,615
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) 2019

Income

Household Income

Equivalised Income

Composition of Income

Distribution of Income

Equality of Income

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