Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Ireland
Ireland: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment was 2.70 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Ireland, 1990–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 2.70 million for economic outlook no 114 — total employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Ireland peaked at 2.70 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.21 million, in 1991.
That places Ireland 31st out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.21 million | — |
| 1991 | 1.21 million | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.22 million | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.24 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.28 million | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.34 million | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 1.39 million | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.47 million | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 1.59 million | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 1.70 million | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 1.77 million | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 1.82 million | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.85 million | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.89 million | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.95 million | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.04 million | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 2.13 million | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 2.22 million | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 2.20 million | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.01 million | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.92 million | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.89 million | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.88 million | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.94 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.99 million | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.06 million | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.13 million | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.19 million | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.25 million | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.32 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.25 million | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 2.39 million | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 2.55 million | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 2.63 million | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 2.66 million | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 2.70 million | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 million | 1.21 million | 1.70 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.99 million | 1.77 million | 2.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 million | 1.88 million | 2.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 million | 2.25 million | 2.70 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 28 New Zealand 2.98 million compare
- 29 Norway 2.91 million compare
- 30 Denmark 2.84 million compare
- 32 Finland 2.66 million compare
- 33 Costa Rica 2.12 million compare
- 34 Luxembourg 297,754 compare
More economy & growth data for Ireland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 163,115 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.19 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 156,418 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 51.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2224 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Ireland?
- Economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Ireland was 2.70 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.70 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 million in 1991.
- How does Ireland rank for economic outlook no 114 — total employment?
- Ireland ranks 31st out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 114 — total employment rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org