# Gender pay gap (unadjusted) in Ireland

Gender pay gap (unadjusted) in Ireland was 8.3% in 2024 (provisional). Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `gender_pay_gap`
- Place id: `ie`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Difference between the average gross hourly earnings of men and of women, as a percentage of men's average gross hourly earnings. Employees in enterprises with 10 or more employees, in industry, construction and services except public administration and defence (NACE Rev. 2 B to S without O).
- Note: Unadjusted: it compares averages for all women and all men and does not account for differences in occupation, sector, hours or experience. A negative value means women earn more per hour on average. Built from the four-yearly Structure of Earnings Survey (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022), with national estimates for the years in between; the latest year is usually provisional.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Gender pay gap in unadjusted form, industry, construction and services except public administration (earn_gr_gpgr2) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_gr_gpgr2/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Gender pay gap in unadjusted form, industry, construction and services except public administration (earn_gr_gpgr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/earn_gr_gpgr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/gender-pay-gap/ireland
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=gender_pay_gap&place=ie

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 8.3 (provisional) |
| 2023 | 8.6 (provisional) |
| 2022 | 9.3 |
| 2021 | 9.9 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 10.3 |
| 2018 | 11.3 |
| 2017 | 14.4 (provisional) |
| 2016 | 14.2 (provisional) |
| 2015 | 13.9 (provisional) |
| 2014 | 13.9 |
| 2013 | 12.9 |
| 2012 | 12.2 |
| 2011 | 12.7 |
| 2010 | 13.9 |
| 2009 | 12.6 |
| 2008 | 12.6 |
| 2007 | 17.3 |