Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment in Ireland
Ireland: Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment was 576,085 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment in Ireland, 1995–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 576,085 for economic outlook no 117 — general government employment in 2026. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 117 — general government employment in Ireland peaked at 576,085 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 293,233, in 1995.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 117 — General government employment in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 293,233 | — |
| 1996 | 293,604 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 297,671 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 303,427 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 312,505 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 331,633 | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 358,129 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 374,445 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 375,834 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 381,837 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 391,681 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 408,283 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 419,714 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 435,911 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 422,424 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 415,911 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 404,342 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 395,004 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 391,291 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 393,312 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 404,364 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 415,308 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 430,067 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 443,229 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 463,428 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 463,399 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 489,373 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 525,771 | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 540,848 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 556,971 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 567,311 | +1.9% |
| 2026 | 576,085 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 300,088 | 293,233 | 312,505 | 5 |
| 2000s | 389,989 | 331,633 | 435,911 | 10 |
| 2010s | 415,626 | 391,291 | 463,428 | 10 |
| 2020s | 531,394 | 463,399 | 576,085 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 39.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1679 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 22,090 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 15.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9989 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 131,451 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.884 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 117 — general government employment in Ireland?
- Economic outlook no 117 — general government employment in Ireland was 576,085 in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 117 — general government employment recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 576,085 in 2026.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 117 — general government employment recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 293,233 in 1995.
- How does Ireland rank for economic outlook no 117 — general government employment?
- Ireland ranks 16th out of 17 countries with data for 2026.
- Is economic outlook no 117 — general government employment rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. 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 117 — General government employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
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. OECD (2025), OECD Economic Outlook No 117 (Edition 2025/1) EO117 Database documentation EO117 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact : eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords : Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP