Ireland
IE desk: Ireland first; euro area, United Kingdom and United States alongside.
−0.38 pp
As of 2025 | % of population ages 15+
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 61.84% |
| 2024 | 62.22% |
| 2023 | 63.38% |
| 2022 | 61.57% |
| 2021 | 59.51% |
| 2020 | 57.66% |
| 2019 | 59.23% |
| 2018 | 58.58% |
| 2017 | 57.76% |
| 2016 | 56.92% |
| 2015 | 55.66% |
| 2014 | 54.39% |
| 2013 | 53.40% |
| 2012 | 52.07% |
| 2011 | 52.42% |
| 2010 | 53.50% |
| 2009 | 56.00% |
| 2008 | 61.47% |
| 2007 | 63.30% |
| 2006 | 63.21% |
| 2005 | 62.88% |
| 2004 | 61.47% |
| 2003 | 61.43% |
| 2002 | 61.71% |
The employment-to-population ratio (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) is employed people as a share of the population aged 15 and over. Latest: 61.84% in 2025.
It is not the unemployment rate. Students, retirees and people outside the labour force sit in the denominator. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): latest 61.84% (2025), previous year 62.22% (2024); low 51.14% (1992), high 63.38% (2023).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).