* The Human Development Index is calculated by combining the life expectancy index, the education index and the GINI index.
Countries are grouped into four categories based on their HDI score.
Very high human development: 0.800 and above
High human development: 0.700-0.799
Medium human development: 0.550-0.699
Low human development: Below 0.550
The Human Development Index (HDI) of Ireland from 1990 to 2022 shows that after 1995, Ireland's HDI score increased quite rapidly, so that by 2022 it's score of gave it the status of a very highly developed country. The HDI itself is a statistic that combines life-expectancy, education levels and GDP per capita. Countries with scores over are considered to have high levels of development, compared with countries that score lower.
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UNDP. (May 6, 2025). Human development index score of the Republic of Ireland from 1990 to 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/878318/human-development-index-of-ireland/
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