Ireland
IE desk: Ireland first; euro area, United Kingdom and United States alongside.
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As of 2025 | % of total employment
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 86.63% |
| 2024 | 86.56% |
| 2023 | 85.92% |
| 2022 | 85.98% |
| 2021 | 85.83% |
| 2020 | 85.48% |
| 2019 | 85.60% |
| 2018 | 84.98% |
| 2017 | 84.56% |
| 2016 | 83.77% |
| 2015 | 83.53% |
| 2014 | 83.20% |
| 2013 | 82.98% |
| 2012 | 83.17% |
| 2011 | 83.19% |
| 2010 | 82.79% |
| 2009 | 82.50% |
| 2008 | 83.24% |
| 2007 | 83.74% |
| 2006 | 83.76% |
| 2005 | 82.64% |
| 2004 | 82.08% |
| 2003 | 82.33% |
| 2002 | 81.98% |
Wage and salaried workers (SL.EMP.WORK.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) are employees as a share of total employment — people who work for a wage or salary. Latest: 86.63% in 2025.
The complement is mostly self-employment and contributing family work. It says nothing about the size of the pay packet. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): latest 86.63% (2025), previous year 86.56% (2024); low 76.02% (1992), high 86.63% (2025).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).