L’Irlanda ha due volte in più di milionari che al culmine della Tigre Celtica

54730 dollar millionaires , based off assets i would have assumed way more

Try it sometime

I would have assumed between homeowners in much of Dublin, tech workers with large pension pots and farmers with large amounts of land the number would have been much larger. Doesn’t mean they live the lifestyle of millionaires though. Unless they sell up they can’t access the money.

1 million in 1999 < 1 million in 2025

Most people with mortgages and kids would continue to work if they won a million euro nowadays.

If you own 2 old council houses in certain parts of Dublin you’re probably classified as a millionaire in 2025.

When we look at the current childrens hospital or bike shed. Its hard to imagine that more money is lost to profit than it is to corruption in Ireland.

There seems to be far more money in the annual american taxes, than in the actual economy. And far more money going “missing” there too.

This really doesn’t mean much at all as it’s mostly just people’s homes skyrocketing in value. Irish people have a very low rate of engagement with actually building wealth outside of property, even on the specific financial sub r/irishpersonalfinance there was a survey done that highlighted this. It’s unsurprising with how punitively we’re taxed on investments, even the most sensible, basic options like ETFs are unattractive here due to the tax laws. We could and should all be doing far better in terms of wealth generation, many people on high salaries could’ve been taking advantage of very high returns in various ETFs and stocks over the past 5-10 years. 

For young working people this type of thing is even more critical as it would aid in saving for deposits moreso than just sitting in a low interest savings account, or regular bank account. We really should be so much more financially savvy and engaged like the Swiss.